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鱼与熊掌
yú​yǔ​xióng​zhǎng

you can't have both

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  • 鱼与熊掌不可兼得 yú​yǔ​xióng​zhǎng​bù​kě​jiān​dé you can't have both
    (idiom) Lit. "one cannot have both the fish and the bear's paw"; used to mean that if you have to choose between two desirable things, you cannot have both at the same time.