







形格势禁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be obstructed or restricted by unfavorable circumstances”. Making progress difficult. Literally, “Situation obstructs, circumstances restrain”.

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Open the tool →形格势禁 (xíng gé shì jìn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be obstructed or restricted by unfavorable circumstances”.
形格势禁 is pronounced xíng gé shì jìn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 形格势禁 means “Situation obstructs, circumstances restrain”. It is used to mean “to be obstructed or restricted by unfavorable circumstances”.
格:阻碍;禁:制止。指受形势的阻碍或限制,事情难于进行。