No village before, no shop behind

No village before, no shop behind

"No village before, no shop behind" is an idiom (common saying), which means "to go a long way and be in a situation where there is no place to stay". Later, it is extended to mean "embarrassing situation or no dependence in life". He also wrote "no village before, no shop behind".

explain

Ba: close. Next to: next to. There is no village in front and no hotel in the back. This paper describes a long way to the wilderness, can not find a place to rest accommodation, refers to a long way in nowhere. In the latter extended sense, it refers to a situation of embarrassment or no dependence in life.

source

[source 1] the 37th chapter of Shi Naian's the complete story of the water margin in Ming Dynasty: "three people discussed:" if you don't have a reason to use a gun or stick, you've done evil to this guy! Now that there is no village in front and no shop in the back, is it good to stay there? " [source 2] Chapter 86 of Jin Ping Mei written by Xiaosheng of Lanling in Ming Dynasty: "I can't find the village in front of me, and I can't find the shop in the back, and I can't find the top without the bottom." Chapter 6 of Liu Xinwu's the tower of bells and drums: "there is no village in front of the place and no shop behind it, but his car just can't drive."

words whose meaning is similar

There is no village in front, no shop in back; there is no village in front, no shop in back. [emotional color] neutral.