前不著村，後不著店

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

前不著村，後不著店Traditional · Main Form
前不着村，后不着店Alternate Form

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