逼上梁山

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)		逼	上	梁	山
simp. #(逼上梁山)		逼	上	梁	山

Etymology

From the famous Chinese novel Water Margin.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bīshàngliángshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bik¹ soeng⁵ loeng⁴ saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bīshàngliángshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bishàngliángshan
    • Wade–Giles: pi¹-shang⁴-liang²-shan¹
    • Yale: bī-shàng-lyáng-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bishanqliangshan
    • Palladius: бишанляншань (bišanljanšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bik¹ soeng⁵ loeng⁴ saan¹
    • Yale: bīk séuhng lèuhng sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bik⁷ soeng⁵ loeng⁴ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: big¹ sêng⁵ lêng⁴ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɪk̚⁵ sœːŋ¹³ lœːŋ²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

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)