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前不著村,後不著店

qiánbùzháocūn,hòubùzháodiàn

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄘㄨㄣ , ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ

Simplified 前不着村,后不着店

  1. 1lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
  3. 3to be in a predicament

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