陳蔡之厄
chén​cài​zhī'è

severe hardship

  • created sense approved 陈蔡之厄/陳蔡之厄 · chén​cài​zhī'è · severe hardship — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    陈蔡之厄 / 陳蔡之厄

    chén​cài​zhī'è

    severe hardship

    extreme distress or being in financial straits, particularly when traveling; a reference to Confucius being stranded without food between two ancient states

    陈 (literal) → 陈/陳 · chén · State of Chen 蔡 (literal) → 蔡 · cài · Cai State 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 厄 (literal) → 厄 · è · hardship

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    created sense