羝羊触藩 in English di1 yang2 chu4 fan1 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

羝 羊 触 藩

Traditional Characters

羝 羊 觸 藩

Pinyin

di1 yang2 chu4 fan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

羝di1billy goat 羊yang2surname Yang 触chu4to touch 藩fan1fence