四面楚歌 sì miàn chǔ gē

fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 48891st word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
  2. 2. lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
四 sì HSK 1
four; 4
面 miàn HSK 1
face; surface; aspect
楚 chǔ HSK 3
clear; Chu, ancient state; surname
歌 gē HSK 2
song; to sing; variant of 歌gē