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四面楚歌

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
四面楚歌 sìmiàn Chǔgē	四面楚歌 \| 四面楚歌* \| *四面楚歌	lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom) / fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
四	四 \| 四* \| *四	5画囗 + 2	sì	four	sei3, si3	6021.0 WC


面	面 \| 面* \| *面	9画面 + 0	miàn	face; surface; plane; side, dimension	min6	麵 1060.0 MWYL


楚	楚 \| 楚* \| *楚	13画木 + 9	chǔ	name of feudal state; clear	co2	4480.1 DDNYO


歌	歌 \| 歌* \| *歌	14画欠 + 10	gē	song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise	go1	1768.2 MRNO

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Simplified		English Definition
四面楚歌 sìmiàn Chǔgē	四面楚歌 \| 四面楚歌* \| *四面楚歌	lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom) / fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help


四 sì	四 \| 四* \| *四	four / 4


四面 sìmiàn	四面 \| 四面* \| *四面	all sides


面　miàn	面 \| 面* \| *面	face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc


面　miàn	面 \| 面* \| *面	variant of 麵｜面


面　miàn	面 \| 面* \| *面	flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless


楚　　Chǔ	楚 \| 楚* \| *楚	surname Chu / abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 and Hunan 湖南省 provinces together / Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)


楚　　chǔ	楚 \| 楚* \| *楚	distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)


歌　　　gē	歌 \| 歌* \| *歌	song / CL: 支, 首 / to sing


歌　　　gē	歌 \| 歌* \| *歌	variant of 歌