進退維谷
jìn​tuì​wéi​gǔ

to be in a dilemma

  • created reference approved 进退维谷/進退維谷 → 进退两难/進退兩難 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    进退维谷 / 進退維谷 jìn​tuì​wéi​gǔ

    进退两难 / 進退兩難 jìn​tuì​liǎng​nán

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 进退维谷/進退維谷 · jìn​tuì​wéi​gǔ · to be in a dilemma — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    进退维谷 / 進退維谷

    jìn​tuì​wéi​gǔ

    to be in a dilemma

    To have no room to advance or retreat; trapped in a difficult situation where both options are equally problematic.

    进 (literal) → 进/進 · jìn · to advance 退 (literal) → 退 · tuì · to retreat 维 (literal) → 维/維 · wéi · to be 谷 (literal) → 谷 · gǔ · difficulty

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

    created sense