cùng đường

Vietnamese

Etymology

cùng (“the end”) +‎ đường (“road”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]

Adjective

cùng đường

(literary) hitting a dead end
(literary) in a hopeless situation with no escape
cùng đường mạt lộ ― in a hopeless situation with no escape

See also

đường cùng
cùng quẫn
bần cùng
mạt lộ

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