ˋㄇㄧㄢˋmiànㄔㄨˇchǔㄍㄜ

  1. 楚漢相爭項羽軍隊漢軍諸侯重重圍困垓下項羽夜間四面漢軍歌曲以為漢軍占領連夜奔逃史記··項羽本紀》。比喻環境艱難困頓危急三國志···》:高祖四面楚歌。」·虞美人四面楚歌慷慨五色。」八方受敵歌舞升平

lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)​, fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
in die Enge getrieben sein