一木难支
yī mù nán zhī
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1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
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2 fig. one is helpless alone
前不着村，后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
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1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
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2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
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3 to be in a predicament
支吾其词
zhī wú qí cí
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1 (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
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2 evasive
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
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1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
乐不可支
lè bù kě zhī
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1 overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
过了这个村就没这个店
guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn
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1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
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2 this is your last chance
过了这村没这店
guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn
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1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
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2 this is your last chance