陈蔡之厄 (陳蔡之厄) chén cài zh īè

chén cài zh īè set phrase to run into difficulties on a trip from the state of Chen to Cai
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Refers to a story about Confucius running out of provisions on a trip from the state of Chen to the state of Cai (Guoyu '陳蔡之厄')