be besieged on all sides
The synonym "four sides of Chu song" generally refers to "four sides of Chu song" (Chinese idiom). The pronunciation of Chinese idiom is "s ì mi à NCH à g à", which describes people's isolated and embarrassed situation caused by various attacks or persecutions. It comes from Xiang Yu's biography in historical records.
The origin of Idioms
In historical records, Xiang Yu's Chronicle: "the king Xiang's army was surrounded by a few soldiers, and the Han Army and the princes were surrounded by a large number of soldiers. Hearing that the Han army was surrounded by songs of Chu at night, King Xiang was shocked and said, "have all the Han people got Chu? There are so many people in Chu. "
Idiom usage
It has a derogatory meaning. It's used to describe being surrounded by groups and being in a helpless situation. In this besieged situation, you have to obey because of your cleverness. (Zhu Ziqing's civilization on a ship)
Songs of Chu
moan and groan without being ill - wú bìng shēn yīn
the rain stops and the sky clears up - yǔ sàn yún fēi
wish sb. will give birth to a good son - yù yàn tóu huái
be in the centre of the axle -- hold an important official post - jū zhóu chǔ zhōng
Single is easy to break, many is hard to break - dān zé yì zhé,zhòng zé nán cuī
know all the moves on the board - lǎo chéng liàn dá