sì miàn Chǔ gē

四面楚歌 (sì miàn Chǔ gē) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

Characters in 四面楚歌

四sì · four面miàn · face楚chǔ · distinct歌gē · song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1])

Related words

里面inside里面variant of 裡面|里面[li3 mian4]清楚clear四four歌song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1])歌variant of 歌[ge1]外面outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)上面on top of后面the back; the rear; the last bit面face面flour面variant of 麵|面[mian4]

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