(idiom) to get lost in a complex situation because there are too many paths; refers to a loss of direction among many possibilities resulting in failure to achieve a goal.

To walk back and forth at a fork in the road, unable to decide which way to go; used to describe being indecisive or unable to make a firm decision at a critical moment.

Lamp in the Side Street, a novel by Qing dynasty writer [[李绿园|李綠園|li3 lu:4 yuan2]]