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逼上梁山

Mandarin · pinyin bī shàng liáng shān

driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels
to drive to revolt
to force sb to desperate action

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逼: bī · compel, pressure, force; bother
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
梁: liáng · bridge; beam; rafters; surname
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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1–4–2–1 · bi1 shang4 liang2 shan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bik1 soeng6 loeng4 saan1

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(idiomatic) to be forced to revolt
(idiomatic) to be forced by circumstances to do something (often something one does not wish to or should not do)

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