羊触藩篱 in English yang2 chu4 fan1 li2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiomatic expression from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
  • without any way out of a dilemma
  • trapped
  • in an impossible situation

Simplified Characters

羊 触 藩 篱

Traditional Characters

羊 觸 藩 籬

Pinyin

yang2 chu4 fan1 li2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

羊yang2surname Yang 触chu4to touch 藩fan1fence 篱li2a fence