We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「逼上梁山」, with its usage explained below.
The idiom 「逼上梁山」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
A metaphor for being forced to rebel. It is now also used to describe being forced to take a certain action.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bī shàng liáng shān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bik1 seung5 leung4 saan1
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
