liǎng​nán

dilemma

  • created reference approved 两难/兩難 → 左右为难/左右為難 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    两难 / 兩難 liǎng​nán

    左右为难 / 左右為難 zuǒ​yòu​wéi​nán

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 两难/兩難 → 进退两难/進退兩難 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    两难 / 兩難 liǎng​nán

    进退两难 / 進退兩難 jìn​tuì​liǎng​nán

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 两难/兩難 · liǎng​nán · dilemma — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    两难 / 兩難

    liǎng​nán

    dilemma

    to face a difficult choice between two options; to be in a quandary where any decision is problematic

    两 (literal) → 两/兩 · liǎng · two 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense