羝羊触藩 (羝羊觸藩) dī yáng chù fān

dī yáng chù fān set phrase billy goat's horns caught in the fence; impossible to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Idiom from Book of Changes 易经 (CC-CEDICT '羝羊觸藩')

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  • Scroll 4 Wan Song Laoren Ping Chang Tian Tong Jue Heshang Song Gu Congrong An Lu 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 — count: 1 , has English translation
  • Scroll 1 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 1 , has English translation