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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 1317)
- 四面楚歌
- [sìmiànchǔɡē]
- Be besieged on all sides; be utterly isolated; be in desperate straits; find oneself under fire from all quarters. During the war between the Chu and the Han, Xiangyu's troops at Gaixia were besieged by Han troops singing Chu folk songs from all sides. Xiangyu was surprised, and saying, 'have Han troops occupied all the territory of Chu? Why are there so many Chu people?' (Records of the historian. Official record of Xiangyu).
- 四面八方
- [sìmiànbāfānɡ]
Listen- the policy of "burn all, kill all, loot all" (once pursued by the Japanese invaders in China)
- (take part in) all kinds of work, no matter how big or trivial; all matters, big and small; all matters, whether important or trivial
- overrun all fortifications; carry all before one; be all-conquering
Examples (1-5 of 2410)
- 包治百病
- (of a quack) cure all; guarantee to put right all troubles → 百病
- 包治百病的药方
- a remedy for all ills; panacea; cure-all → 包治百病
- 不拘一格选拔人才
- recruit all kinds of talented people (or talent of all sorts) → 不拘一格
- 他们都在干活呢。
- They are all at work. or They are all on the job. → 干活
- 孤孤单单一个人
- all alone; all by oneself; a lone soul → 孤单
