上天无路，入地无门 in English shang4 tian1 wu2 lu4 , ru4 di4 wu2 men2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to be at the end of one's rope
  • to be trapped in a hopeless situation

Simplified Characters

上 天 无 路 ， 入 地 无 门

Traditional Characters

上 天 無 路 ， 入 地 無 門

Pinyin

shang4 tian1 wu2 lu4 , ru4 di4 wu2 men2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 天tian1day 无wu2not to have 路lu4surname Lu ， 入ru4to enter 地di4-ly 无wu2not to have 门men2surname Men