Meaning of 鱼游釜中
鱼游釜中 means lit. fish swimming in a cooking pot; fig. in a perilous situation facing imminent destruction; doomed. Pronounced yú yóu fǔ zhōng.
- lit. fish swimming in a cooking pot; fig. in a perilous situation facing imminent destruction; doomed
Definitions & Examples
Dí敌
rén人
bèi被
tuán团
tuán团
bāo包
wéi围
，
yǐ已
chéng成
yú鱼
yóu游
fǔ釜
zhōng中
zhī之
shì势
，
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
huì会
fù覆
miè灭
。
The enemy was completely surrounded, already in a situation like a fish in a cauldron, and would soon be annihilated.
Gōng公
sī司
zī资
jīn金
liàn链
duàn断
liè裂
，
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
shì是
yú鱼
yóu游
fǔ釜
zhōng中
，
wēi危
zài在
dàn旦
xī夕
。
The company's capital chain has broken; now it is like a fish in a cauldron, in imminent peril.
Tā他
zhī知
dào道
zì自
jǐ己
zài在
duì对
shǒu手
de的
dì地
pán盘
shàng上
yǐ已
shì是
yú鱼
yóu游
fǔ釜
zhōng中
，
zhǐ只
néng能
shù束
shǒu手
jiù就
qín擒
。
He knew that he was already like a fish in a cauldron on his opponent's territory and could only wait to be captured.