成语故事：四面楚歌 Find oneself completely besieged
四面楚歌
sì miàn chǔ gē
Find oneself completely besieged
四 means four, mian means side, 楚 is the name of a region, 歌 means song. When you are surrounded by your enemies on four sides, we can say you are in a situation of Si Mian Chu Ge四面楚歌. It’s like saying "you have the whole world against you."
Literal meaning: surrounded by enemies on four sides
Explanation: to describe a very difficult, dangerous or desperate situation
E.g
他的公司破产了，他现在可以说是四面楚歌。
tā de gōng sī pò chǎn le ，tā xiàn zài kě yǐ shuō shì sì miàn chǔ gē 。
His company went bankrupt, and he found himself completely besieged.
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