上了贼船 — “Boarded a pirate ship”
上了贼船 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be involved in a problematic or illicit venture from which it is difficult to withdraw; to be inextricably caught in a compromising situation”. Literally, “boarded a pirate ship”.
上了贼船 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 上
- shàng上shàng上xià下xià下throughout an organization or a place
- shàng上xià下yī一xīn心united from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下wéi为nán难difficult from both sides
- shàng上xià下jiāo交kùn困struggling from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下qí其shǒu手collude to manipulate unfairly
- shàng上xià下tóng同xīn心All levels united in spirit
- shàng上xià下tóng同yù欲all levels united in purpose
- shàng上xià下tóng同mén门paternal aunt's husband and niece's husband
- shàng上xià下tiān天guāng光sky and water merge in light
- shàng上xià下dǎ打liang量look someone over carefully
- shàng上xià下fú浮dòng动fluctuate up and down
- shàng上xià下xiāng相ān安superiors and subordinates coexist peacefully
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What does 上了贼船 mean?
上了贼船 (shàng le zéi chuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be involved in a problematic or illicit venture from which it is difficult to withdraw; to be inextricably caught in a compromising situation”.
How do you pronounce 上了贼船?
上了贼船 is pronounced shàng le zéi chuán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 上了贼船 literally mean?
Literally, 上了贼船 means “boarded a pirate ship”. It is used to mean “to be involved in a problematic or illicit venture from which it is difficult to withdraw; to be inextricably caught in a compromising situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 上了贼船?
比喻已入歧途，难以抽身