鱼与熊掌 yúyǔxióngzhǎng you can't have both Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 鱼与熊掌不可兼得 yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé you can't have both (idiom) Lit. "one cannot have both the fish and the bear's paw"; used to mean that if you have to choose between two desirable things, you cannot have both at the same time.