dàn
jìn
liáng
jué

idiom

Meaning of 弹尽粮绝

弹尽粮绝 means to run out of ammunition and provisions; to be in dire straits; completely exhausted of supplies. Pronounced dàn jìn liáng jué.

  • to run out of ammunition and provisions; to be in dire straits; completely exhausted of supplies

Definitions & Examples

Shǒu
jūn
zài
wéi
kùn
xià
jiān
chí
le
yuè
 
zuì
zhōng
dàn
jìn
liáng
jué
 
bèi
tóu
xiáng
 

The defending troops held out for a month under siege, but eventually, with their ammunition and provisions exhausted, they were forced to surrender.

Gōng
de
jīn
liàn
duàn
liè
 
jīng
dào
le
dàn
jìn
liáng
jué
de
 

The company's funding chain has broken, and it has reached the point of running out of resources.

Tàn
xiǎn
duì
zài
shēn
shān
le
 
shí
shuǐ
dōu
kuài
dàn
jìn
liáng
jué
le
 

The exploration team got lost in the deep mountains, and their food and water were nearly exhausted.

Zhè
diàn
yǐng
de
pāi
shè
guò
chéng
shí
fēn
jiān
nán
 
miàn
lín
dàn
jìn
liáng
jué
de
kùn
jìng
 

The filming process of this movie was extremely difficult, and the crew faced the dire situation of running out of supplies several times.