be caught between two fires
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B è if ù sh ò UD í, which means both before and after being attacked by the enemy. It comes from Li Min, a Southern Tang family in the new history of Five Dynasties.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: be attacked on the back and on the stomach
Idiom usage
It is difficult to realize Gao Qi's plan of "expanding the territory" to the south, but it made the Jin Dynasty suffer from the enemy and disperse its forces. Fan Wenlan, Cai Meibiao and others
The origin of Idioms
Li Min, a family of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the new history of the Five Dynasties, said: "I have no tools for water war, but if I make huaibing break the Zhengyang floating bridge, I will suffer from the enemy."
Chinese PinYin : bèi fù shòu dí
be caught between two fires
the painted dragons broke the wall and flew away. pò bì fēi qù
Life is thin but fortune is short. mìng báo yuán qiān
gentleness can over come stength. róu néng zhì gāng
Look before and ignore after. gù qián bù gù hòu
study by the light of glowworms and the reflection of snow. zhào yíng yìng xuě
The autumn wind sweeps the fallen leaves. qiū fēng sǎo luò yè
Finish his work in one battle. bì qí gōng yú yī yì
behead enemy generals and capture their flags. zhǎn jiàng qiān qí