腹背受敌 fù bèi shòu dí Attacked from front and rear

Explanation

比喻前后受到敌人的夹攻。

A metaphor for being attacked by enemies from both front and rear.

Origin Story

话说三国时期，蜀汉名将赵云在一次战斗中率领少量士兵深入敌后，意图营救被困的刘备。不料，敌军早已设下埋伏，赵云率领的部队被前后夹击，陷入腹背受敌的险境。赵云凭借其高超的武艺和英勇的作战，拼死杀敌，最终杀出一条血路，成功突围，保护了刘备的安全。

huà shuō sān guó shí qī, shǔ hàn míng jiàng zhào yún zài yī cì zhàn dòu zhōng shuài lǐng shǎo liàng shì bìng shēn rù dí hòu, yì tú yíng jiù bèi kùn de liú bèi. bù liào, dí jūn zǎo yǐ shè xià mái fú, zhào yún shuài lǐng de bù duì bèi qián hòu jiā jī, xiàn rù fù bèi shòu dí de xiǎn jìng. zhào yún píng jì qí gāo chāo de wǔ yì hé yīng yǒng de zuò zhàn, pīn sǐ shā dí, zuì zhōng shā chū yī tiáo xuè lù, chéng gōng tū wéi, bǎo hù le liú bèi de ān quán

In the Three Kingdoms period, the Shu Han general Zhao Yun, leading a small number of soldiers, made a deep foray into enemy territory to rescue the trapped Liu Bei. Unexpectedly, the enemy had set an ambush, and Zhao Yun's forces were attacked from both front and rear, finding themselves in a perilous situation. Zhao Yun, with his superb martial arts and courageous fighting, fought desperately and finally carved a path through the enemy lines, successfully breaking through and protecting Liu Bei’s safety.

Usage

作谓语、定语、宾语；用于战争状态

zuò wèiyǔ,dìngyǔ,bìnyǔ;yòng yú zhàn zhēng zhuàngtài

As predicate, attributive, object; used in the context of war situations

Examples

• 面对敌人的前后夹击，我军腹背受敌，情况危急。

  miàn duì dí rén de qián hòu jiā jī,wǒ jūn fù bèi shòu dí, qíng kuàng wēi jī.

  Our army was attacked from the front and rear by the enemy, and the situation was critical.

• 此次战役，敌军对我军腹背受敌，造成重大损失。

  cǐ cì zhàn yì,dí jūn duì wǒ jūn fù bèi shòu dí,zào chéng zhòng dà sǔn shī

  In this battle, our army was attacked from the front and rear by the enemy, resulting in heavy losses.

Related Idioms

• 四面楚歌

• 十面埋伏

• 前后夹击

Opposite Idioms

• 各个击破

• 金蝉脱壳