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魚與熊掌
yú​yǔ​xióng​zhǎng

you can't have both

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鱼与熊掌/ 魚與熊掌 yú​yǔ​xióng​zhǎng you can't have both

Literally "the fish and the bear's paw"; an idiom meaning one must choose between two desirable things because they cannot both be had at the same time.

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