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上天无路，入地无门
shàngtiānwúlù,rùdìwúmén
Traditional: 上天無路，入地無門
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom) / fig. to be at the end of one's rope / to be trapped in a hopeless situation
Character Breakdown
上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
无
wú
no, not; lacking, -less
HSK 4
路
lù
road, path, street; journey
HSK 2
入
rù
to enter, to come in; to join
HSK 4
地
de
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb
HSK 3
无
wú
no, not; lacking, -less
HSK 4
门
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
HSK 2
Additional Information
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