泥足深陷
“They are actually bogged down.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
现在呀 日本鬼子攻也攻不上去 守又守得艰难
“Right now, the Japanese can't advance, and they are struggling to defend.”
泥足深陷
“They are actually bogged down.”
只要我们中华男女老幼 团结一心 咬牙苦熬
“As long as all Chinese men and women, old and young, unite as one and grit our teeth to endure—”
“The enemy is hopelessly bogged down, and victory is within our reach if we persevere.”
During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, analyzing the shifting balance of power and emphasizing that the enemy was mired in a protracted war (such as 'ni zu shen xian') to inspire the whole nation to 'unite as one and endure through hardship' was a hallmark of wartime mobilization discourse.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
To be mired deep; deeply bogged down in a predicament or harmful situation unable to extricate oneself.
Commonly used in formal written Chinese or serious analytical speech to describe getting trapped in a crisis, gambling, emotional turmoil, or military stalemate.
