run out of ammunition with no reinforcements in sight

run out of ammunition with no reinforcements in sight

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à NJ à NYU á nju é, which means that when the ammunition is used up in the battle, the reinforcements are cut off. It's also a very difficult situation. It comes from the epitaph of Duke Zhao.

The origin of Idioms

Yang Wanli's epitaph of Zhao Gong under the jurisdiction of Qian in Song Dynasty: "the Duke stood up with his soldiers and won many victories. Seven years later, when food was exhausted and the situation was unable to recover, he led thousands of his troops to return to the south. "

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: no ammunition, no food and no ammunition

Idiom usage

As of three o'clock this morning, the enemy had exhausted all his ammunition and shaken the whole line. The fifth chapter of Guo Moruo's Hong Bo Qu