Describing an aggressive, overbearing, or pushy manner that makes others uncomfortable. It can also refer to a situation or trend that is developing rapidly and exerting significant pressure.
Era:
Ancient
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Story:
Once upon a time, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Gu Kaizhi and Huan Xuan were amusing themselves at Yin Zhongkan's home in Jiankang. They agreed to play a game of 'dangerous sayings' (describing extremely perilous situations in one sentence).
As they were enjoying themselves, a military aide suddenly interjected, 'A blind man riding a blind horse, approaching a deep pond at midnight.'
At that time, Yin Zhongkan, who was present, happened to be blind in one eye. He felt embarrassed upon hearing this but couldn't openly show anger. He simply offered a double-edged remark to relieve his awkwardness: 'Oh, that's really咄咄逼人 (overbearingly aggressive/pressing)!'