anh hùng mạt lộ

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 英雄 (“hero”), 末 (“end”) and 路 (“road”). Literally, “a hero at the end of the road”. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ maːt̚˧˨ʔ lo˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩ maːk̚˨˩ʔ low˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ maːk̚˨˩˨ low˨˩˨] === Idiom === anh hùng mạt lộ a talented person with big ambitions, stuck in a hopeless situation and unable to escape