八面受敵

Chinese

		all around; in all directions; from every direction all around; in all directions; from every direction; eight faces	to be attacked by the enemy
trad. (八面受敵)		八面	受敵
simp. (八面受敌)		八面	受敌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāmiànshòudí

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄧˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāmiànshòudí
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bamiànshòudí
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹-mien⁴-shou⁴-ti²
  - Yale: bā-myàn-shòu-dí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bamiannshowdyi
  - Palladius: бамяньшоуди (bamjanʹšoudi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ti³⁵/

Idiom

八面受敵

to be under attack from every direction

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