逼上梁山

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Chinese

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
trad. (逼上梁山)
simp. #(逼上梁山)

Etymology

From the famous Chinese novel Water Margin.

Pronunciation


Idiom

逼上梁山

  1. to be forced to revolt
  2. to be forced by circumstances to do something (often something one does not wish to or should not do)