救命稻草 in English jiu4 ming4 dao4 cao3 Meaning

Meanings

• (one's) last straw to clutch at
• one's last hope

Pinyin

jiu4 ming4 dao4 cao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

救jiu4variant of 救[jiu4] 命ming4life 稻dao4paddy 草cao3variant of 草[cao3]