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Chinese dictionary
n.straitened circumstances; destitution
身处穷途末路
be at the end of one's rope
他的穷途之策
his only port in a storm
他已穷途落魄。
There are no ways and means for his living.
穷途便会短计。
When one is very poor, his ambition is not far-reaching.
他在政治上处于穷途了。
He's on the road to political ruin.