羝羊触藩 dī yáng chù fān

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

羝 dī ram, he-goat
羊 yáng
HSK 2
sheep, goat; KangXi radical 123
触 chù
HSK 5
butt, ram, gore; touch
藩 fān fence; boundary; outlying border