羝羊触藩

Traditional: 羝羊觸藩

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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 羝羊触藩 mean?

羝羊触藩 (dī yáng chù fān) 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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羝dībilly goat · ram 羊Yángsurname Yang 触chùto touch · to make contact with sth 藩fānfence; hedge · (literary) screen; barrier

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