進退無門
jìn​tuì​wú​mén

no way to move forward or backward

  • created sense approved 进退无门/進退無門 · jìn​tuì​wú​mén · no way to move forward or backward — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    进退无门 / 進退無門

    jìn​tuì​wú​mén

    no way to move forward or backward

    Describes a situation where one has no way out or nowhere to turn; in a desperate or difficult situation where both progress and retreat are impossible

    进退 (literal) → 进退/進退 · jìn​tuì · to advance and retreat 无门 (literal) → 无门/無門 · wú​mén · no way out

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

    created sense