楚霸王困垓下
chǔ​bà​wáng​kùn​gāi​xià

to be cornered from all sides

  • created reference approved 楚霸王困垓下 → 四面楚歌 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    楚霸王困垓下 chǔ​bà​wáng​kùn​gāi​xià

    四面楚歌 sì​miàn​chǔ​gē

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  • created sense approved 楚霸王困垓下 · chǔ​bà​wáng​kùn​gāi​xià · to be cornered from all sides — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    楚霸王困垓下

    chǔ​bà​wáng​kùn​gāi​xià

    to be cornered from all sides

    (xiehouyu) trapped like the Hegemon King of Chu at Gaixia; describes a situation where one is isolated and under attack from all directions; the first half of a two-part allegory whose second half is [[四面楚歌|四面楚歌|si4 mian4 chu3 ge1]]

    楚霸王 (literal) → 楚霸王 · chǔ​bà​wáng · Xiang Yu 困 (literal) → 困 · kùn · to be stranded 垓下 (literal) → 垓下 · gāi​xià · Gaixia

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