进退不得
进退不得
jìn tuì bù dé
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver; stalled; in a dilemma; stuck in a difficult position
idiom
Traditional: 進退不得
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- (idiom) can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
- stalled
- in a dilemma
- stuck in a difficult position
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Related Words
羊触藩篱(yáng chù fān lí)— lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
→羝羊触藩(dī yáng chù fān)— lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
→进退两难(jìn tuì liǎng nán)— no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
→进退为难(jìn tuì wéi nán)— no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
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