立たち往おう生じょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

stalled; stranded; brought to a standstill

Used for vehicles, machines, or systems that stop moving or functioning, often due to a problem. Common in news about traffic or technical failures.

• 大おお雪ゆきで電でん車しゃが立たち往おう生じょうした。

  The train was stranded due to heavy snow.

• エンジントラブルで車くるまが高こう速そく道どう路ろで立たち往おう生じょうした。

  The car stalled on the highway because of engine trouble.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

stumped; at a loss; speechless

Describes a person who is mentally stuck, unable to answer or proceed, often in a conversation or when facing a difficult question.

• 難むずかしい質しつ問もんに立たち往おう生じょうしてしまった。

  I was stumped by a difficult question.

• 突とつ然ぜんの反はん論ろんに彼かれは立たち往おう生じょうした。

  He was at a loss for words at the sudden counterargument.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

dying while standing; dying on one's feet

Literal meaning of the kanji; rare in modern usage, mostly found in historical or dramatic contexts. The word is far more commonly used in the figurative senses above.

• 伝でん説せつでは、その武ぶ士しは立たち往おう生じょうしたと伝つたえられている。

  Legend has it that the warrior died standing on his feet.