"四面楚歌" meaning in All languages combined

See 四面楚歌 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sei̯³³ miːn²² t͡sʰɔː³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵/, /sei̯³³ miːn²² t͡sʰɔː³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵/, /sz̩³³ mi⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴ ku⁵³/ Chinese transliterations: sìmiànchǔgē [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄜ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sei³ min⁶ co² go¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ⁵sy-mi ⁵tshu ¹ku, sìmiànchǔgē [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sìhmiànchǔge [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ssŭ⁴-mien⁴-chʻu³-ko¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sz̀-myàn-chǔ-gē [Mandarin, Yale], syhmiannchuuge [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сымяньчугэ [Mandarin, Palladius], symjanʹčugɛ [Mandarin, Palladius], sei mihn chó gō [Cantonese, Yale], sei³ min⁶ tso² go¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], séi³ min⁶ co² go¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ⁵sy-mi ⁵tshu ¹ku [Northern, Wu], sy^去 mi tshu^去 ku^平 [Northern, Wu], ²sr-mi ²tshu ¹ku [Northern, Wu], /sz̩³³ mi⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴ ku⁵³/ [Northern, Wu]
Etymology: In reference to the Battle of Gaixia: : During the Chu–Han Contention, Xiang Yu (項羽) found himself besieged in the city of Gaixia (垓下), by the coalition force of Han and the other kings. Jiujiang fell to Ying Bu and Liu Jia the preceding month, and most of the Kingdom of Chu was occupied by the Han army. When he heard the besieging troops singing songs in the Chu accent, Xiang Yu knew his kingdom had fallen. The situation was also mentioned in Consort Yu's poem to her husband Xiang Yu after his suicide Etymology templates: {{lw|zh|項羽}} 項羽, {{zh-l|*垓下}} 垓下 Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 四面楚歌
  1. facing hostility, difficulty, or frustration on all sides Wikipedia link: Battle of Gaixia, Chu (state), Chu–Han Contention#End_of_the_war, Consort Yu (Xiang Yu's wife), Kingdom of Chu, Xiang Yu, zh:史記正義 Tags: idiomatic

Noun [Japanese]

Forms: 四面楚歌 [canonical] (ruby: (), (めん), (), ()), shimensoka [romanization]
Etymology: Yojijukugo (四字熟語), borrowed from Chinese 四面楚歌 (sìmiànchǔgē). Etymology templates: {{ja-glossary|Yojijukugo}} Yojijukugo, {{sortkey|ja}} しめんそか, {{ja-yoji}} Yojijukugo (四字熟語), {{bor|ja|zh|四面楚歌}} Chinese 四面楚歌 (sìmiànchǔgē) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しめんそか}} 四(し)面(めん)楚(そ)歌(か) • (shimensoka)
  1. hostility, difficulty, or frustration on all sides
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            "jje4": "",
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            "jjet": "",
            "jt": "",
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            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
            "kt": "",
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            "o2": "",
            "o2t": "",
            "o3": "",
            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
            "o4t": "",
            "odesc": "",
            "ot": "",
            "s": "四%面%楚%歌",
            "v": "四面楚歌",
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            "v2t": "",
            "v3": "",
            "v3t": "",
            "v4": "",
            "v4t": "",
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      "english": "The Han army has conquered our land, Surrounded with the singing of Chu. My lord's spirits are low, Why then should I live?",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Classical Chinese",
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " Correct Meaning of the Records of the Grand Historian, by Zhang Shoujie",
      "roman": "Hàn bīng yǐ lüè dì, sìfāng chǔ gēshēng. Dàwáng yìqì jìn, jiànqiè hé liáoshēng.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "漢兵已略地,四方楚歌聲。大王意氣盡,賤妾何聊生。",
      "type": "quote"
    },
    {
      "english": "The Han army has conquered our land, Surrounded with the singing of Chu. My lord's spirits are low, Why then should I live?",
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        "Simplified Chinese"
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      "ref": " Correct Meaning of the Records of the Grand Historian, by Zhang Shoujie",
      "roman": "Hàn bīng yǐ lüè dì, sìfāng chǔ gēshēng. Dàwáng yìqì jìn, jiànqiè hé liáoshēng.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "汉兵已略地,四方楚歌声。大王意气尽,贱妾何聊生。",
      "type": "quote"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "項羽"
      },
      "expansion": "項羽",
      "name": "lw"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*垓下"
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      "expansion": "垓下",
      "name": "zh-l"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "In reference to the Battle of Gaixia:\n: During the Chu–Han Contention, Xiang Yu (項羽) found himself besieged in the city of Gaixia (垓下), by the coalition force of Han and the other kings. Jiujiang fell to Ying Bu and Liu Jia the preceding month, and most of the Kingdom of Chu was occupied by the Han army. When he heard the besieging troops singing songs in the Chu accent, Xiang Yu knew his kingdom had fallen.\nThe situation was also mentioned in Consort Yu's poem to her husband Xiang Yu after his suicide",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "surrounded on four sides by the songs ofChu",
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        "Chinese idioms",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 四",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 楚",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 歌",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 面",
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        "Mandarin terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
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          "english": "Floyd Landis, besieged on all sides, put up a final defense on August 7, local time. This was his first interview since his B urine sample revealed the presence of testosterone.",
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          "ref": " 2006: Dongfang Zaobao staff, 四面楚歌最后辩护 兰迪斯:国际自联逼我上绝路 (Making a final defense while besieged on all sides --- Landis: UCI is leaving me with no options)",
          "roman": "Dāngdì shíjiān 8 yuè 7 rì, sìmiànchǔgē de Lándísī wèi zìjǐ zuò chū le zuìhòu de biànhù. Zhè shì tā zài B píng niàoyàng chéng yángxìng jiéguǒ bèi pīlù hòu jiēshòu de dìyīcì cǎifǎng.",
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          "text": "當地時間8月7日,四面楚歌的蘭迪斯為自己做出了最後的辯護。這是他在B瓶尿樣呈陽性結果被披露後接受的第一次採訪。",
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          "ref": " 2006: Dongfang Zaobao staff, 四面楚歌最后辩护 兰迪斯:国际自联逼我上绝路 (Making a final defense while besieged on all sides --- Landis: UCI is leaving me with no options)",
          "roman": "Dāngdì shíjiān 8 yuè 7 rì, sìmiànchǔgē de Lándísī wèi zìjǐ zuò chū le zuìhòu de biànhù. Zhè shì tā zài B píng niàoyàng chéng yángxìng jiéguǒ bèi pīlù hòu jiēshòu de dìyīcì cǎifǎng.",
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          "text": "当地时间8月7日,四面楚歌的兰迪斯为自己做出了最后的辩护。这是他在B瓶尿样呈阳性结果被披露后接受的第一次采访。",
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      "glosses": [
        "facing hostility, difficulty, or frustration on all sides"
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          "hostility",
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          "difficulty"
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìmiànchǔgē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄜ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sei³ min⁶ co² go¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁵sy-mi ⁵tshu ¹ku"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìmiànchǔgē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìhmiànchǔge"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ssŭ⁴-mien⁴-chʻu³-ko¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sz̀-myàn-chǔ-gē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syhmiannchuuge"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сымяньчугэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "symjanʹčugɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "sei mihn chó gō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sei³ min⁶ tso² go¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "séi³ min⁶ co² go¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sei̯³³ miːn²² t͡sʰɔː³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵/",
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        "Northern",
        "Wu"
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      "zh-pron": "⁵sy-mi ⁵tshu ¹ku"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sy^去 mi tshu^去 ku^平"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "²sr-mi ²tshu ¹ku"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/sz̩³³ mi⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴ ku⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sei̯³³ miːn²² t͡sʰɔː³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵/"
    },
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}

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        "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 4 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
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