bī​shàng​liáng​shān

to be driven to revolt

逼上梁山 bī​shàng​liáng​shān
to be driven to revolt
Originally referring to the outlaws in the classic novel "Water Margin" who were forced to become rebels at Liangshan Mountain; used to describe being forced by circumstances to take desperate action or do something one would otherwise not do

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