鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yú​yǔ​xióng​zhǎng​bù​kě​jiān​dé

you can't have both

  1. 鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌 yú​yǔ​xióng​zhǎng
    you can't have both
    Literally "the fish and the bear's paw"; an idiom meaning one must choose between two desirable things because they cannot both be had at the same time.
  2. 不可 bù​kě auxiliaryadjective
    cannot
    to be unable to; to be impossible
  3. 兼 jiān verb
    to hold concurrently
    To hold two or more posts or roles at the same time; to do several things at once
  4. 得 dé verb
    to get
    to obtain; to receive; to gain