be at the end of one 's rope(rì mù tú qióng)

be at the end of one 's rope

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R ì m ù t ú Qi ó ng, which refers to the end or decline of the situation, but also refers to the point where there is no way to go. It comes from the biography of Wu Zixu in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

The biography of Wu Zixu in historical records: "I have a long way to go, so I go against it."

Idiom usage

In Du Fu's a gift to ge SHU Kai Fu, the twenty rhymes of Han Dynasty: "after a few years of spring grass rest, today's road is poor."

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, King Ping of Chu believed the slander of minister Fei Wuji and killed Minister Wu she and his son Wu Shang. Wu Zixu, the second son of Wu she, went through all kinds of hardships and brought Prince Jian's son to the state of Wu to assist King Helu of Wu. Later, Wu Zixu led his army to attack the state of Chu and flogged King Ping of Chu. Wu Zixu's whipping of the corpse was known by his former good friend Shen Baoxu. Shen Baoxu specially sent a letter to Wu Zixu. The letter said, "you are going too far. You used to be a subordinate of King Ping of Chu, but in order to get revenge, now you dig the tomb and whip the corpse. Is there anyone who has no way of heaven more than you? " Wu Zixu said, "I'm at a dead end of the day, so I'll go against it.".

Chinese PinYin : rì mù tú qióng