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无路可退

wú lù kě tuìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
without a retreat route / caught in a dead end / having burned one's bridges
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-fce7c4964b7ce8fb. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

無路可退 无路可退 [wu2 lu4 ke3 tui4] /without a retreat route/caught in a dead end/having burned one's bridges/

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Other forms in these source records: 無路可退

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 路
    lù

    road (CL:條|条[tiáo]) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind

    Lù

    surname Lu

  • 可
    kě

    (prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however

    kè

    used in 可汗[kè hán]

  • 退
    tuì

    to retreat / to withdraw / to reject / to return (sth) / to decline

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.