fish swimming in the bottom of a cauldron; person in extreme peril
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun phrase
fish swimming in the bottom of a cauldron; person or thing in a desperate, hopeless situation
literaryThis idiom vividly describes a situation with imminent destruction and no escape. It often refers to enemies, criminals, or a failing system that is about to be crushed. The tone is literary and serious.
Dí敌
jūn军
zhǔ主
lì力
yǐ已
bèi被
bāo包
wéi围
，
chéng成
le了
fǔ釜
dǐ底
yóu游
yú鱼
。
The enemy's main force has been surrounded and are now like fish in a cauldron.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zī资
jīn金
liàn链
duàn断
liè裂
，
yǐ已
shì是
fǔ釜
dǐ底
yóu游
yú鱼
，
lí离
pò破
chǎn产
bù不
yuǎn远
le了
。
With its funding chain broken, this company is like a fish in a cauldron, not far from bankruptcy.
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Fàn犯
zuì罪
fèn分
zǐ子
bèi被
jǐng警
fāng方
céng层
céng层
bāo包
wéi围
，
rú如
tóng同
fǔ釜
dǐ底
yóu游
yú鱼
，
chā插
chì翅
nán难
táo逃
。
Surrounded layer upon layer by the police, the criminals are like fish in a cauldron, unable to escape even if they had wings.