進退不得
jìn​tuì​bù​dé

stuck in a dilemma

  • created sense approved 进退不得/進退不得 · jìn​tuì​bù​dé · stuck in a dilemma — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    进退不得 / 進退不得

    jìn​tuì​bù​dé

    stuck in a dilemma

    can't advance or retreat; no room for maneuver, stalled, or stuck in a difficult position

    进退, 不得

    进退 (literal) → 进退/進退 · jìn​tuì · to advance and retreat 不得 (literal) → 不得 · bu​de · [potential]

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

    created sense