be helpless and in the greatest straits(jì qióng lì jí)

be helpless and in the greatest straits

Chinese idiom, Pinyin J ì Qi ó NGL ì J í, means that the stratagem and power are exhausted. The same as "exhausting". It comes from the eastern censor prostitute.

The origin of Idioms

Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty wrote "the eastern censor prostitute:" the prostitute said: "but where will you go?" Dong said, "if you are extremely poor, you will eventually return to your family. If you are successful, you will always have a straight ear."

Idiom usage

In Chapter 112 of Xia Jingqu's Ye sou Pao Yan in Qing Dynasty, he said: "if he is extremely resourceful, he will go into the inner cave and stick to it, and you will attack in order to stop his army."

Chinese PinYin : jì qióng lì jí