插翅難逃
chā​chì​nán​táo

unable to escape

  • created sense approved 插翅难逃/插翅難逃 · chā​chì​nán​táo · unable to escape — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    插翅难逃 / 插翅難逃

    chā​chì​nán​táo

    unable to escape

    impossible to escape even if one were to grow wings; describes being so tightly surrounded or trapped that flight is impossible

    插 (literal) → 插 · chā · to insert 翅 (literal) → 翅 · chì · wing 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 逃 (literal) → 逃 · táo · to escape

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

    created sense