- 羊(goat/sheep (pictographic))
The character 'sheep' depicts a sheep with curved horns and body, symbolizing gentleness and docility.
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
He is now in a dilemma where he cannot move forward or backward, like a male sheep butting against a fence.
without any way out of a dilemma
trapped
A male goat butts against the fence, caught between advance and retreat.
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
He is now in a dilemma where he cannot move forward or backward, like a male sheep butting against a fence.
without any way out of a dilemma
trapped
A male goat butts against the fence, caught between advance and retreat.
The character 'sheep' depicts a sheep with curved horns and body, symbolizing gentleness and docility.
The character 'sheep' depicts a sheep with curved horns and body, symbolizing gentleness and docility.
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
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