基本解释
拼音：chén cài zhī è
注音：ㄔㄣˊㄘㄞˋㄓ
解释：厄：灾难。原指孔子及其弟子从陈国到蔡国的途中被围困，断绝粮食的事。后比喻旅途中遇到食宿上的困难。
出处：战国·邹·孟轲《孟子·尽心下》：“君子之厄于陈蔡之间，无上下之交也。”
单字解释：
陈
蔡
之
厄
英语解释
Er: disaster. It originally refers to the fact that Confucius and his disciples were besieged and cut off food on the way from the state of Chen to the state of CAI. Later, it refers to the difficulty of accommodation during the journey.
典故
春秋时期，大思想家孔子为了推行他的仁政及儒家思想，带领弟子数十人周游春秋列国。在楚国受到冷落后，就去陈国及蔡国游说，他们一行走到陈蔡国之间的荒野中发病，只好困在那里，弟子围着孔子而坐，没有粮食。后来他们坚持前行。
