羊触藩篱

Traditional: 羊觸藩籬

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Dictionary entry

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat

What does 羊触藩篱 mean?

羊触藩篱 (yáng chù fān lí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat

2without any way out of a dilemma

3trapped

4in an impossible situation

Character breakdown

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羊Yángsurname Yang 触chùto touch · to make contact with sth 藩fānfence; hedge · (literary) screen; barrier 篱lía fence

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