热鏊子上的蚂蚁,走投无路 熱鏊子上的螞蟻,走投無路 熱鏊子上的螞蟻,走投無路

an ant on a hot griddle: nowhere to run

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Describes someone in a desperate situation with no way out.
Simplified
热鏊子上的蚂蚁,走投无路
Traditional (Taiwan)
熱鏊子上的螞蟻,走投無路
Pinyin
rè àozi shàng de mǎyǐ, zǒutóuwúlù
Bopomofo
ㄖㄜˋ ㄠˋ ˙ㄗ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧˇ,ㄗㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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