粵

四sei3面min6楚co2歌go1

sei3 min6 co2 go1sì miàn Chǔ gē

English

  1. lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
  3. facing hostility on all sides; to be isolated

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻處於困境,危急無援

Examples

  • 飛虎隊迅速包圍咗座大廈,入面嘅搶匪陷四面楚歌,無處可逃。

    The Flying Tigers soon surrounded the building, and the robbers inside were surrounded on all sides with nowhere to escape.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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