坐蠟
zuò​là

to be cornered

  • created sense approved 坐蜡/坐蠟 · zuò​là · to be cornered — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐蜡 / 坐蠟

    zuò​là

    to be cornered

    (colloquial) to be put in a difficult or embarrassing situation; to be in a bind

    坐, 蜡

    坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · to sit 蜡 (literal) → 蜡/蠟 · là · wax

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

    created sense