四面楚歌
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English
- lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
- fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
- facing hostility on all sides; to be isolated
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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