咄咄逼人 aggressive, pressing
Explanation
形容气势汹汹，盛气凌人，使人难堪。也指形势发展迅速，给人压力。
Describes an aggressive, arrogant, and overwhelming manner. Can also refer to a rapidly developing and threatening situation.
Origin Story
东晋时期，著名画家顾恺之应邀到殷仲堪家做客。殷仲堪的儿子殷恒玄也在场。三人兴致勃勃地玩起了一种文字游戏，以“危”字为题，各显才华。顾恺之挥毫泼墨，写下“矛头淅米剑头炊”，展现了生活场景的生动画面。殷仲堪也不甘示弱，写下了“百岁老翁攀枯枝”，体现了年老体弱的无奈。这时，殷仲堪的部下参军，见两位名士的才华，心中不服气，便急于表现，写下“盲人骑瞎马，夜半临深池”，这句诗词险象环生，充满了危机的意味。这首诗词充满了咄咄逼人的气势，让在场的人为之一惊。虽然这首诗词巧妙地运用对比，渲染了危机的氛围，但它的意境和前两首相比，显得略显粗俗，缺乏文采。这场文字游戏，最终以参军咄咄逼人的气势而告终，也反映了当时社会中不同阶层人物之间存在的差距。
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the famous painter Gu Kaizhi was invited to visit Yin Zhongkan's home. Yin Zhongkan's son, Yin Hengxuan, was also present. The three enthusiastically played a word game, using the character "危" (danger) as the theme. Gu Kaizhi wrote with flourish "Spear points grind rice, sword tips cook", which vividly depicts a scene of daily life. Yin Zhongkan, not to be outdone, wrote "A centenarian grasps a withered branch", illustrating the helplessness of old age. At that time, an officer serving under Yin Zhongkan, observing the talents of these two renowned scholars, felt challenged and eager to show off his skills, wrote "A blind man riding a blind horse, midnight at the edge of a deep pond". This poem is filled with danger and tension, and its aggressive tone astonished those present. Though clever in its use of contrast to create a sense of crisis, the poem is relatively crude and lacks the elegance of the previous two. The word game ended with the officer's assertive display, reflecting the gap between different social classes during that time.
Usage
用于形容人气势汹汹，盛气凌人，也用于形容形势发展迅速，给人压力。
Used to describe someone who is aggressive and arrogant, or to describe a rapidly developing and threatening situation.
Examples
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他的言辞咄咄逼人，让人难以招架。
ta de yan ci duo duo bi ren, rang ren nan yi zhao jia
His words were aggressive and left no room for rebuttal.
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会议上，他咄咄逼人的气势，使其他与会者不敢发言。
hui yi shang, ta duo duo bi ren de qi shi, shi qi ta yu hui zhe bu gan fa yan
At the meeting, his aggressive demeanor silenced other participants.
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咄咄逼人的形势，迫使我们必须做出改变。
duo duo bi ren de xing shi, po shi wo men bi xu zuo chu gai bian
The urgent situation forced us to make changes.