到头 到頭 dào tóu to the end (of) / at the end of / in the end / to come to an end syn 日暮途穷 日暮途窮 rì mù tú qióng sunset, the end of the road (idiom) / in terminal decline / at a dead end syn 穷途末路 窮途末路 qióng tú mò lù lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom) / an impasse / in a plight with no way out / things have reached a dead end syn 末路 mò lù dead end / impasse / end of the road / final days syn 端点 端點 duān diǎn end point (may refer to either end of sth with a start and an end) / (math.) endpoint 死无对证 死無對證 sǐ wú duì zhèng the dead cannot testify (idiom) / dead men tell no tales 断港绝潢 斷港絕潢 duàn gǎng jué huáng to be unable to continue / to come to a dead end (idiom) 要死不活 yào sǐ bù huó half dead / more dead than alive syn 止点 止點 zhǐ diǎn (mechanical engineering) dead point / dead center 无计可施 無計可施 wú jì kě shī no strategy left to try (idiom) / at one's wit's end / at the end of one's tether / powerless syn 日落西山 rì luò xī shān the sun sets over western hills (idiom) / the day approaches its end / fig. time of decline / the end of an era / Sic transit gloria mundi 偷鸡不成蚀把米 偷雞不成蝕把米 tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn 大限临头 大限臨頭 dà xiàn lín tóu facing the end (idiom) / at the end of one's life / with one foot in the grave 画虎类犬 畫虎類犬 huà hǔ lèi quǎn to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it 剃头挑子一头热 剃頭挑子一頭熱 tì tóu tiāo zi yī tóu rè lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom) / fig. one-sided enthusiasm / one party is interested, but the other, not so much / (Note: In former days, street barbers carried their equipment on a pole, with tools and a stool at one end and a brazier at the other.) 画虎不成反类犬 畫虎不成反類犬 huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it 死角 sǐ jiǎo gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end 死路 sǐ lù dead end / (fig.) the road to disaster syn 死胡同 sǐ hú tòng dead end / blind alley syn 死衚衕 sǐ hú tòng dead end / blind alley 死巷 sǐ xiàng blind alley / dead end 无路可退 無路可退 wú lù kě tuì without a retreat route / caught in a dead end / having burned one's bridges 断头路 斷頭路 duàn tóu lù dead-end road / (fig.) impasse 到底 dào dǐ finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last syn 年底 nián dǐ the end of the year / year-end syn 年前 nián qián by the end of the year / at the end of the year / shortly before New Year 终结 終結 zhōng jié end / conclusion / to come to an end / to terminate (sth) syn 终点 終點 zhōng diǎn the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 告终 告終 gào zhōng to end / to reach an end syn 端面 duān miàn end face / end surface of a cylindrical object syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 剧终 劇終 jù zhōng The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc) syn 尾梢 wěi shāo the tip / the end / the very end 边头 邊頭 biān tóu the end / border / just before the end 转筒端帽 rotor end cap / rotor cap / end cap 最后技术 最後技術 end-of-line technology / end-of-pipe technology 消除饥饿请愿 - 10亿人在挨饿 消除饑餓請願 - 10億人在挨餓 Petition to End Hunger - 1 Billion Hungry Campaign / 1 billion hungry Petition to end Hunger 收假 shōu jià (of holidays) to come to an end / end of a vacation 端到端加密 duān dào duān jiā mì end-to-end encryption 点对点加密 點對點加密 diǎn duì diǎn jiā mì (Tw) end-to-end encryption 端到端 duān dào duān end-to-end 死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom) 夜深人静 夜深人靜 yè shēn rén jìng in the dead of night (idiom) syn 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng to rise from the dead (idiom) / fig. an unexpected recovery syn 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom) / ruined and orphaned / destitute and homeless syn 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè in the dead of night (idiom) syn 明日黄花 明日黃花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter syn 鸡飞蛋打 雞飛蛋打 jī fēi dàn dǎ the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken / a dead loss (idiom) syn 冢中枯骨 塚中枯骨 zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ dried bones in burial mound (idiom) / dead and buried 死马当活马医 死馬當活馬醫 sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) / fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation 烂醉如泥 爛醉如泥 làn zuì rú ní (idiom) to be dead drunk / to be plastered syn 生死肉骨 shēng sǐ ròu gǔ lit. the dead returning to life / a miracle (idiom) 着手成春 著手成春 zhuó shǒu chéng chūn lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom) / to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) / to bring back the dead / once it starts, everything goes well 虽死犹生 雖死猶生 suī sǐ yóu shēng lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom) / still with us in spirit 万籁无声 萬籟無聲 wàn lài wú shēng not a sound to be heard (idiom) / dead silent 死马当活马医 死馬當活馬醫 sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) / fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation 厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng lit. to praise the dead and revile the living / fig. to live in the past (idiom) 死不冥目 sǐ bù míng mù dead but will not close the eyes (idiom) / to die with a remaining grievance / also written 死不瞑目 猫哭老鼠 貓哭老鼠 māo kū lǎo shǔ the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom) / hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears syn 猫哭耗子 貓哭耗子 māo kū hào zi the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom) / hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears 风恬浪静 風恬浪靜 fēng tián làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / All is quiet. / a dead calm (at sea) 欲仙欲死 慾仙慾死 yù xiān yù sǐ to wish one were dead (idiom) / (fig.) to be in seventh heaven 往事已矣 wǎng shì yǐ yǐ the past is dead (idiom) 瞎猫碰上死耗子 瞎貓碰上死耗子 xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom) / blind luck 扬幡招魂 揚幡招魂 yáng fān - zhāo hún lit. to raise a banner to summon the soul of a dying person (idiom) / fig. to try to revive what is obsolete or dead 万籁俱寂 萬籟俱寂 wàn lài - jù jì (idiom) dead silent syn 酩酊大醉 mǐng dǐng - dà zuì (idiom) dead drunk / plastered / as drunk as a lord syn 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò not knowing what to do (idiom) / at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss syn 毛骨悚然 máo gǔ sǒng rán to have one's hair stand on end (idiom) / to feel one's blood run cold syn 忍无可忍 忍無可忍 rěn wú kě rěn more than one can bear (idiom) / at the end of one's patience / the last straw 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè to persevere unremittingly (idiom) / to keep going until the end syn 告一段落 gào yī duàn luò to come to the end of a phase (idiom) syn 走投无路 走投無路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate syn 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel 永无止境 永無止境 yǒng wú zhǐ jìng (idiom) without end / never-ending 海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom) / fig. forever / until the end of time syn 山穷水尽 山窮水盡 shān qióng shuǐ jìn mountain and river exhausted (idiom) / at the end of the line / nowhere to go syn 殊途同归 殊途同歸 shū tú tóng guī different routes to the same destination (idiom) / fig. different means of achieve the same end syn 强弩之末 強弩之末 qiáng nǔ zhī mò lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom) / fig. spent force syn 后患无穷 後患無窮 hòu huàn wú qióng it will cause no end of trouble (idiom) syn 功德无量 功德無量 gōng dé wú liàng no end of virtuous achievements (idiom) / boundless beneficence syn 解铃还须系铃人 解鈴還須繫鈴人 jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom) / fig. whoever started the trouble should end it 吴越同舟 吳越同舟 wú yuè tóng zhōu Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom) / fig. cooperation between natural rivals / to collaborate towards a common end / in the same boat together 学无止境 學無止境 xué wú zhǐ jìng no end to learning (idiom) / There's always something new to study. / You live and learn. 戛然而止 jiá rán ér zhǐ with a grunting sound it stops (idiom) / to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound) syn 格物致知 gé wù zhì zhī to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom) / pursuing knowledge to the end 死而后已 死而後已 sǐ ér hòu yǐ until death puts an end (idiom) / one's whole life / unto one's dying day syn 炮火连天 砲火連天 pào huǒ lián tiān cannon firing for days on end (idiom) / enveloped in the flames of war 天荒地老 tiān huāng dì lǎo (idiom) until the end of time syn 残年短景 殘年短景 cán nián duǎn jǐng at the end of the year (idiom) 终而复始 終而復始 zhōng ér fù shǐ lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom) / the wheel comes full circle 骂不绝口 罵不絕口 mà bù jué kǒu to scold without end (idiom) / incessant abuse 靡不有初，鲜克有终 靡不有初，鮮克有終 mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom) / don't start sth you can't handle 天下没有不散的筵席 天下沒有不散的筵席 tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí all good things must come to an end (idiom) 一雨成秋 yī yǔ chéng qiū a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom) 上天无路，入地无门 上天無路，入地無門 shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom) / fig. to be at the end of one's rope / to be trapped in a hopeless situation 千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席 qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom) 命归黄泉 命歸黃泉 mìng guī huáng quán lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2] (idiom) / fig. to die / to meet one's end 