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daan2 zeon6 wun4 zyut6彈盡援絕弹尽援绝

Jyutpingdaan2 zeon6 wun4 zyut6
Yaledán jeunh wùnh jyuth

Definition

Out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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