羊觸藩籬

yang2 chu4 fan1 li2

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經, 易经); impossible to advance or to retreat, without any way out of a dilemma, trapped, in an impossible situation

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羊觸藩籬|羊触藩篱 [yáng chù fān lí] ► lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes ↑易經|↑易经); impossible to advance or to retreat ► without any way out of a dilemma ► trapped ► in an impossible situation