万丈深渊 (wàn zhàng shēn yuān) — (literally) an abyss of ten thousand zhang (extremely deep); (figuratively) a dangerous or hopeless predicament

Definition

Examples

• 创业失败后，他感觉自己跌入了万丈深渊，看不到任何希望。
  Chuàng yè shī bài hòu, tā gǎn jué zì jǐ diē rù le wàn zhàng shēn yuān, kàn bú dào rèn hé xī wàng.
  After his startup failed, he felt he had fallen into a bottomless abyss with no hope in sight.
• 这个悬崖高达千米，下面是万丈深渊，令人望而生畏。
  Zhè ge xuán yá gāo dá qiān mǐ, xià miàn shì wàn zhàng shēn yuān, lìng rén wàng ér shēng wèi.
  This cliff is a thousand meters high, with a bottomless abyss below that inspires awe and fear.
• 如果不及时纠正错误，公司可能会陷入万丈深渊，无法翻身。
  Rú guǒ bù jí shí jiū zhèng cuò wù, gōng sī kě néng huì xiàn rù wàn zhàng shēn yuān, wú fǎ fān shēn.
  If the mistakes are not corrected in time, the company could fall into a hopeless abyss from which it cannot recover.