be besieged on all sides
Besieged in all directions, a Chinese idiom, pronounced s ì mi à NCH à g à, describes the situation in which people are isolated and embarrassed because they are attacked or forced from all aspects. It comes from Xiang Yu's biography in historical records.
The origin of Idioms
In historical records, Xiang Yu's Chronicle: "the king Xiang's army was surrounded by a few soldiers, and the Han Army and the princes were surrounded by a large number of soldiers. Hearing that the Han army was surrounded by songs of Chu at night, King Xiang was shocked and said, "have all the Han people got Chu? There are so many people in Chu. "
Idiom usage
It has a derogatory meaning. It's used to describe being surrounded by groups and being in a helpless situation. In this besieged situation, you have to obey because of your cleverness. (Zhu Ziqing's civilization on a ship)
Chinese PinYin : sì miàn chǔ gē
be besieged on all sides
kill the chicken to frighten the monkey. shā jī hài hóu
one cannot keep one 's mind on two things at the same time. xīn wú èr yòng
the trials of a long journey. wàn shuǐ qiān shān
be excessively fond of ancient books. zhěn jīng jí shū