八面受敵

Chinese

		all around; in all directions; from every direction all around; in all directions; from every direction; eight faces	to be attacked by the enemy
trad. (八面受敵)		八面	受敵
simp. (八面受敌)		八面	受敌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāmiànshòudí

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāmiànshòudí
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bamiànshòudí
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-mien⁴-shou⁴-ti²
    • Yale: bā-myàn-shòu-dí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bamiannshowdyi
    • Palladius: бамяньшоуди (bamjanʹšoudi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ti³⁵/

Idiom

八面受敵

1. to be under attack from every direction