逼上梁山
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Chinese[edit]
force; compel; drive force; compel; drive; press for; extort; press on towards; press up to; close in on; close |
up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
beam of roof; bridge | mountain; hill | ||
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trad. (逼上梁山) | 逼 | 上 | 梁 | 山 | |
simp. #(逼上梁山) | 逼 | 上 | 梁 | 山 |
Etymology[edit]
From the famous Chinese novel Water Margin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
逼上梁山
- to be forced to revolt
- to be forced by circumstances to do something (often something one does not wish to or should not do)