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
a clear conscience in the still hours of the night - qīn yǐng wú cán
have no contact with each other - shuǐ huǒ wú jiāo