Last Updated :2026/01/11

わらにもすがる

Kanji
藁にも縋る
Verb
Japanese Meaning
必死の状況で、頼りにならないものにまで頼ろうとすることを表す慣用句。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもこまっていて、たよりにならないものにもたよろうとするようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
在走投无路时连最不可靠的也要依靠 / 抓住救命稻草
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
在走投無路時也抓住不可靠的依靠 / 抓住救命稻草求生 / 病急亂投醫地求助
Korean Meaning
절박하여 아무 데나 의지하다 / 믿을 수 없는 것에라도 매달리다 / 지푸라기라도 잡다
Indonesian
Berpegang pada hal yang tak dapat diandalkan karena putus asa. / Mencari pertolongan apa pun meski harapan sangat kecil. / Mengambil jalan apa pun saat terdesak.
Vietnamese Meaning
bấu víu vào cọng rơm vì tuyệt vọng / dựa vào điều mong manh, không đáng tin để cầu may / tìm cách cứu vãn bằng bất cứ thứ gì dù vô vọng
Tagalog Meaning
kumapit kahit sa dayami / umasa sa di-maasahan dahil sa desperasyon / kumapit sa patalim
What is this buttons?

He fell into a desperate situation and sought help with a straw-clinging feeling.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他陷入了绝望的境地,抱着一根救命稻草似的心态寻求帮助。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他陷入絕望的處境,抱著抓住救命稻草的心情尋求幫助。

Korean Translation

그는 절망적인 상황에 빠져 지푸라기라도 잡는 심정으로 도움을 청했다.

Indonesian Translation

Dia terjerumus ke dalam situasi yang putus asa dan, dengan berharap pada sehelai jerami sekalipun, meminta pertolongan.

Vietnamese Translation

Anh ta rơi vào hoàn cảnh tuyệt vọng và trong cơn túng quẫn đã cầu xin sự giúp đỡ với hy vọng mong manh.

Tagalog Translation

Napunta siya sa isang desperadong sitwasyon at humingi ng tulong na kumakapit kahit sa dayami.

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to even depend on straw: to rely on the unreliable out of desperation

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to even depend on straw: to rely on the unreliable out of desperation

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わらにもすがる

彼は絶望的な状況に陥り、わらにもすがる思いで助けを求めた。

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He fell into a desperate situation and sought help with a straw-clinging feeling.

He fell into a desperate situation and sought help with a straw-clinging feeling.

See correct answer

彼は絶望的な状況に陥り、わらにもすがる思いで助けを求めた。

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