上树拔梯 — “Climb a tree and remove the ladder”
上树拔梯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lure someone into a difficult or dangerous situation and then cut off their escape route, leaving them in the lurch”. Literally, “climb a tree and remove the ladder”.
上树拔梯 Pronunciation and Pinyin
上树拔梯 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 上树拔梯
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 上树拔梯 mean?
上树拔梯 (shàng shù bá tī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lure someone into a difficult or dangerous situation and then cut off their escape route, leaving them in the lurch”.
How do you pronounce 上树拔梯?
上树拔梯 is pronounced shàng shù bá tī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 上树拔梯 literally mean?
Literally, 上树拔梯 means “climb a tree and remove the ladder”. It is used to mean “to lure someone into a difficult or dangerous situation and then cut off their escape route, leaving them in the lurch”.
What is the Chinese definition of 上树拔梯?
拔：抽掉。诱人上树，抽掉梯子。比喻引诱人上前而断绝他的退路。