首尾狼狽
shǒu​wěi​láng​bèi

in a dilemma

  • created sense approved 首尾狼狈/首尾狼狽 · shǒu​wěi​láng​bèi · in a dilemma — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    首尾狼狈 / 首尾狼狽

    shǒu​wěi​láng​bèi

    in a dilemma

    to be in a difficult situation where one can neither advance nor retreat; caught in a bind between two threats

    首尾 (literal) → 首尾 · shǒu​wěi · beginning and end 狼狈 (literal) → 狼狈/狼狽 · láng​bèi · in an awkward situation

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

    created sense