死局

Traditional form:

死局

Pinyin (reading):

sǐjú

Definitions:

• hopeless situation
• deadlock

Characters:

• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible
• 局 - bureau, office; circumstance, game, situation

Traditional characters:

• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible
• 局 - bureau, office; circumstance, game, situation