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鱼与熊掌
yú​yǔ​xióng​zhǎng

trade-off

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鱼与熊掌 (魚與熊掌) yú​yǔ​xióng​zhǎng
trade-off
A situation where one must choose between two desirable but mutually exclusive options, as both cannot be had simultaneously; equivalent to the English idiom 'have one's cake and eat it too'.

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