bī​shàng​liáng​shān

to be driven to revolt

  • created reference approved 逼上梁山 → 水浒传/水滸傳 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逼上梁山 bī​shàng​liáng​shān

    水浒传 / 水滸傳 shuǐ​hǔ​zhuàn

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  • created reference approved 逼上梁山 → 自觉自愿/自覺自願 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逼上梁山 bī​shàng​liáng​shān

    自觉自愿 / 自覺自願 zì​jué​zì​yuàn

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  • created reference approved 逼上梁山 → 铤而走险/鋌而走險 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逼上梁山 bī​shàng​liáng​shān

    铤而走险 / 鋌而走險 tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn

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  • created sense approved 逼上梁山 · bī​shàng​liáng​shān · to be driven to revolt — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逼上梁山

    bī​shàng​liáng​shān

    to be driven to revolt

    Originally referring to the outlaws in the classic novel "Water Margin" who were forced to become rebels at Liangshan Mountain; used to describe being forced by circumstances to take desperate action or do something one would otherwise not do

    逼 (literal) → 逼 · bī · to force 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up 梁山 (literal) → 梁山 · liáng​shān · Mount Liang (Shandong)

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