羝羊触藩
dī​yáng​chù​fān

on the horns of a dilemma

  • created sense approved 羝羊触藩/羝羊觸藩 · dī​yáng​chù​fān · on the horns of a dilemma — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羝羊触藩 / 羝羊觸藩

    dī​yáng​chù​fān

    on the horns of a dilemma

    Literally "a ram butts a fence and gets its horns caught"; used to describe a situation where it is impossible to either advance or retreat

    dī​yáng​chù​fán

    羝 (literal) → 羝 · dī · ram 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep 触 (literal) → 触/觸 · chù · to gore 藩 (literal) → 藩 · fān · fence

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    created sense