be besieged on all sides

be besieged on all sides

Besieged in all directions, a Chinese idiom, pronounced s ì mi à NCH à g à, describes the situation in which people are isolated and embarrassed because they are attacked or forced from all aspects. 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)