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Chinese
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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
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mountain; hill
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| trad. (逼上梁山)
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逼
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上
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梁
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山
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| simp. #(逼上梁山)
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逼
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上
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梁
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山
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Etymology
From the famous Chinese novel Water Margin.
Pronunciation
Idiom
逼上梁山
- to be forced to revolt
- to be forced by circumstances to do something (often something one does not wish to or should not do)