羝羊触藩

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat

   • tāxiànzàishìdīyángchùfān,jìntuìliǎngnán.

     他现在是羝羊触藩，进退两难。🔊

     He is now in a dilemma where he cannot move forward or backward, like a male sheep butting against a fence.

2. 貳

   without any way out of a dilemma

3. 參名noun

   trapped

   • dīyángchùfān,jìntuìliǎngnán.

     羝羊触藩，进退两难。🔊

     A male goat butts against the fence, caught between advance and retreat.

4. 肆名noun

   in an impossible situation

   • tāxiànzàichǔyúdīyángchùfāndejìngdì.

     他现在处于羝羊触藩的境地。🔊

     He is now in a predicament where he is trapped between a rock and a hard place.