bá​qián​zhì​hòu

to be in a dilemma

  • created reference approved 跋前踬后/跋前躓後 → 跋前疐后/跋前疐後 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    跋前踬后 / 跋前躓後 bá​qián​zhì​hòu

    跋前疐后 / 跋前疐後 bá​qián​zhì​hòu

    variant

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

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  • created reference approved 跋前踬后/跋前躓後 → 跋胡疐尾 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    跋前踬后 / 跋前躓後 bá​qián​zhì​hòu

    跋胡疐尾 bá​hú​zhì​wěi

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  • created sense approved 跋前踬后/跋前躓後 · bá​qián​zhì​hòu · to be in a dilemma — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    跋前踬后 / 跋前躓後

    bá​qián​zhì​hòu

    to be in a dilemma

    To be in a difficult situation where both advancing and retreating are problematic; to find oneself in a dilemma or between a rock and a hard place.

    跋 (literal) → 跋 · bá · to tread on 前 (literal) → 前 · qián · front 踬 (literal) → 踬/躓 · zhì · to stumble 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · behind

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

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