yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé
cannot have both
鱼与熊掌不可兼得 (魚與熊掌不可兼得) yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé
- 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)
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