四面楚歌 — Chinese idiom
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
Meaning
- lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu
- fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
Character by character
- 四sìfour
- 面miànface; surface, side; plane, dimension
- 楚Chǔclear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname
- 歌gēsong, lyrics; to sing, to chant
Idioms sharing a character
- 三妻四妾 sān qī sì qiè
- 不三不四 bù sān bù sì
- 危机四伏 wēi jī sì fú
- 名扬四海 míng yáng sì hǎi
- 四世同堂 sì shì tóng táng
- 四仰八叉 sì yǎng bā chā
- 四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè
- 四大皆空 sì dà jiē kōng
- 四平八稳 sì píng bā wěn
- 四海升平 sì hǎi shēng píng
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