Word: 进退两难 (jìntuìliǎngnán) Traditional: 進退兩難 进退两难 dictionary entry jìntuìliǎngnán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); trapped; in an impossible situation Full dictionary entry for 进退两难 Example sentences using 进退两难 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 光脚进蒺藜窝，进退两难 guāngjiǎo jìn jíli wō, jìntuìliǎngnán going barefoot into a patch of caltrops: hard to go forward or back 羝羊触藩篱，进退两难 dīyángchùfān lí, jìntuìliǎngnán a ram butting a hedge: can neither advance nor retreat 老母猪钻篱笆,进退两难 lǎo mǔzhū zuān líba,jìntuìliǎngnán an old sow pushing into a hedge: can neither go forward nor back