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羝羊觸藩

简 羝羊触藩 · 繁 羝羊觸藩
Mandarin · pinyin dī yáng chù fān

Meanings

  1. lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經); impossible to advance or to retreat
  2. without any way out of a dilemma
  3. trapped
  4. in an impossible situation
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羝
dī · ram, he-goat
羊
yáng · sheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123
觸
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藩
fān · fence; boundary; outlying border
触
chù · butt, ram, gore; touch
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1–2–4–1 · di1 yang2 chu4 fan1

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dai1 joeng4 zuk1 faan4

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羝羊觸藩 · di1 yang2 chu4 fan1
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Exact source record羝羊觸藩 羝羊触藩 [di1 yang2 chu4 fan1] /lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat/without any way out of a dilemma/trapped/in an impossible situation/