腹背受敌 — “To be attacked from both front and rear”
腹背受敌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be attacked from both front and rear”. To be caught in a pincer movement; to be besieged on all sides. Literally, “belly and back suffer enemy”.
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腹背受敌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
腹背受敌 Character Breakdown
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在谈判中，小李发现自己提出的方案腹背受敌，很难获得所有人的支持。
During the negotiation, Xiao Li found his proposal caught between two fires, making it difficult to gain everyone's support.
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- fù腹xīn心zhī之huàn患grave internal threat
- fù腹xīn心zhī之jí疾grave internal malady
- fù腹xīn心xiāng相zhào照To bare one's heart to each other
- fù腹xīn心gǔ股gōng肱highly trusted and capable assistants
- fù腹yǒu有lín鳞jiǎ甲harbor sinister and treacherous intentions
- fù腹rè热xīn心jiān煎consumed by anxiety
- fù腹rè热cháng肠huāng慌extremely anxious and flustered
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What does 腹背受敌 mean?
腹背受敌 (fù bèi shòu dí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be attacked from both front and rear”.
How do you pronounce 腹背受敌?
腹背受敌 is pronounced fù bèi shòu dí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 腹背受敌 literally mean?
Literally, 腹背受敌 means “belly and back suffer enemy”. It is used to mean “to be attacked from both front and rear”.
What is the Chinese definition of 腹背受敌?
腹：指前面；背：指后面。前后受到敌人的夹攻。