cannot be (closely)approached ❍ 若火之燎于原，～，其犹可扑灭？(《尚书·盘庚上》) When a fire is blazing in the plains,so that it cannot be approached,can it still be beaten out?/在他们看来，群众如燎原烈火，～。In their eyes,the masses were like a blazing prairie fire that could not be closely approached.
不可向迩bù kě xiànɡ ěr
迩：近。不能接近。hold off,keep off,keep sb. at arm’s length,keep away from,stand away from