四面楚歌 (sì miàn Chǔ gē): lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu; fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu; fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

Xiang Yu heard the songs of his own homeland coming from every side of the camp and knew the war was over. For the moment you realise the whole room has gone across to the other side.

The same saying in Japanese: 四面楚歌

A Chinese idiom (成语)