in a dilemma
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ī y á ngch ù f ā n, which means that the horn of the ram is wrapped around the fence and can't advance or retreat; it means a dilemma. From the book of changes Da Zhuang.
Notes on Idioms
Ram: ram; touch: collision; fence: fence.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of changes, Dazhuang: "the sheep of the Zhou Dynasty has reached the vassal state and won its horn. If you can't withdraw, you can't succeed. "
Analysis of Idioms
A dilemma
Idiom usage
Subject predicate; as predicate and object; metaphor is in a dilemma. The king of Zhou was in a dilemma. (the seventh chapter of Fengshen romance by Xu Zhonglin of Ming Dynasty)
in a dilemma
expect to see someone who never comes - wàng yǎn jiāng chuān
take up the positions of the fallen and rise to fight one after another - qián pú hòu bó
as clean as ice and as pure as jade - bīng qīng yù jié