四面楚歌

sì miàn Chǔ gē

Dictionary entry

lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)

What does 四面楚歌 mean?

四面楚歌 (sì miàn Chǔ gē) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)

2fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

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四sìfour · 4 面miànface · side 楚Chǔsurname Chu · abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together 歌gēsong (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]) · (bound form) to sing

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四面楚歌

sì miàn Chǔ gē

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