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Open the tool →插翅难飞 (chā chì nán fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a desperate situation with no possibility of escape”.
插翅难飞 is pronounced chā chì nán fēi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 插翅难飞 means “Even with wings, it's hard to fly; unable to escape even if one had wings”. It is used to mean “to be in a desperate situation with no possibility of escape”.
插上翅膀也难飞走。比喻陷入困境,怎么也逃不了。