四面受敵 in Chinese

IPA: /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ti³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ti³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: sìmiànshòudí [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄧˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sìmiànshòudí [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄧˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], sìhmiànshòudí [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], ssŭ⁴-mien⁴-shou⁴-ti² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], sz̀-myàn-shòu-dí [Mandarin, Yale, standard], syhmiannshowdyi [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сымяньшоуди [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], symjanʹšoudi [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 四面受敌 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 四面受敵

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        "standard"
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      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ti³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "四面受敵"
}

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        "Chinese terms spelled with 敵",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 面",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄧˊ"
    },
    {
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      "zh-pron": "ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄧˊ"
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        "standard"
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        "standard"
      ],
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
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      "zh-pron": "сымяньшоуди"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "symjanʹšoudi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ti³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ti³⁵/"
    }
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"四面受敵" meaning in Chinese

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