鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yú​yǔ​xióng​zhǎng​bù​kě​jiān​dé

cannot have both

  • created sense approved 鱼与熊掌不可兼得/魚與熊掌不可兼得 · yú​yǔ​xióng​zhǎng​bù​kě​jiān​dé · cannot have both

    鱼与熊掌不可兼得 / 魚與熊掌不可兼得

    yú​yǔ​xióng​zhǎng​bù​kě​jiān​dé

    cannot have both

    one cannot have two desirable things at the same time; a choice must be made between mutually exclusive options (idiom, from Mencius)

    鱼与熊掌不可兼得，你必须在事业和学业中做出选择。

    created sense