羊觸藩籬 yáng chù fān lí

trapped; without any way out of a dilemma

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. trapped
  2. 2. without any way out of a dilemma
  3. 3. in an impossible situation
  4. 4. lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易经yì jīng); impossible to advance or to retreat

Characters

Character Meaning
羊 yáng HSK 2
sheep; goat; surname Yang
觸 chù
to touch; to make contact with sth
藩 fān
barrier; fence; hedge
籬 lí
a fence