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fǔ
釜
dǐ
底
yóu
游
yú
鱼（魚）

idiom

Meaning of 釜底游鱼

釜底游鱼 means fish swimming in the bottom of a cauldron; person or thing in a desperate, hopeless situation. Pronounced fǔ dǐ yóu yú.

  • fish swimming in the bottom of a cauldron; person or thing in a desperate, hopeless situation

Definitions & Examples

Dí敌
jūn军
zhǔ主
lì力
yǐ已
bèi被
bāo包
wéi围
 ，
chéng成
le了
fǔ釜
dǐ底
yóu游
yú鱼
 。

The enemy's main force has been surrounded and are now like fish in a cauldron.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zī资
jīn金
liàn链
duàn断
liè裂
 ，
yǐ已
shì是
fǔ釜
dǐ底
yóu游
yú鱼
 ，
lí离
pò破
chǎn产
bù不
yuǎn远
le了
 。

With its funding chain broken, this company is like a fish in a cauldron, not far from bankruptcy.

Fàn犯
zuì罪
fèn分
zǐ子
bèi被
jǐng警
fāng方
céng层
céng层
bāo包
wéi围
 ，
rú如
tóng同
fǔ釜
dǐ底
yóu游
yú鱼
 ，
chā插
chì翅
nán难
táo逃
 。

Surrounded layer upon layer by the police, the criminals are like fish in a cauldron, unable to escape even if they had wings.

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