羊撞籬笆
yáng​zhuàng​lí​ba

to be stuck

  • created reference approved 羊撞篱笆/羊撞籬笆 → 进退两难/進退兩難 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羊撞篱笆 / 羊撞籬笆 yáng​zhuàng​lí​ba

    进退两难 / 進退兩難 jìn​tuì​liǎng​nán

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 羊撞篱笆/羊撞籬笆 · yáng​zhuàng​lí​ba · to be stuck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羊撞篱笆 / 羊撞籬笆

    yáng​zhuàng​lí​ba

    to be stuck

    (idiom) unable to advance or retreat; stuck in a difficult position where one cannot move forward or back; often used as part of a riddle where the answer is [[进退两难|進退兩難|jin4 tui4 liang3 nan2]]

    羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep 撞 (literal) → 撞 · zhuàng · to bump against 篱笆 (literal) → 篱笆/籬笆 · lí​ba · fence

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

    created sense