救命稻草

This entry is flagged for review.

Pronunciation

Peng'im: giu3 mian7 dao6 cao2
POJ: kiù-miāⁿ-tǎu-tsháu
Variety: chaozhou

idiom: last resort, straw to clutch at
救命稻草

Grammatically a noun phrase but functions as a fixed figurative idiom, so pos could arguably be tagged 'noun' instead of 'idiom'.

Usage: figuratively