四郊多垒
sì​jiāo​duō​lěi

to be under siege

  • created sense approved 四郊多垒/四郊多壘 · sì​jiāo​duō​lěi · to be under siege — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    四郊多垒 / 四郊多壘

    sì​jiāo​duō​lěi

    to be under siege

    literally meaning 'ramparts on all sides'; describes a situation where enemy forces are closing in from all directions or the homeland is constantly under threat of invasion; can also metaphorically describe facing many competitors

    四郊 (literal) → 四郊 · sì​jiāo · suburbs 多 (literal) → 多 · duō · many 垒 (literal) → 垒/壘 · lěi · rampart

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense