形格势禁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，批亢捣虚，～，则自为解耳。(《史记·孙子吴起列传》)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. 形格势禁xínɡ ɡé shì jìn格：受阻碍；禁：制止。指形势被控制，事情被阻止。be forced to stop doing sth. according to circumstance, be obstructed and restricted by the situation |