形格勢(shì)禁xíng gé shì jìnbe forced to stop doing sth according (/owing) to circumstances; be ob structed and restricted by the situation
? 救斗者不搏戟，批亢搗虛，～，則自為解耳。(《史記·孫子吳起列傳》)To settle a quarrel you must not join in the fighting.If we leave what is knotted and attack what is loose,making further entanglement impossible,matters can be sorted out. 形格勢(shì)禁xínɡ ɡé shì jìn格：受阻礙；禁：制止。指形勢(shì)被控制，事情被阻止。be forced to stop doing sth. according to circumstance, be obstructed and restricted by the situation |