Word: 進退兩難 (jìntuìliǎngnán)

進退兩難 is how 进退两难 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 进退两难

進退兩難 dictionary entry

jìntuìliǎngnán: no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); trapped; in an impossible situation

Full dictionary entry for 進退兩難

Example sentences using 進退兩難

3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

光腳進蒺藜窩，進退兩難

guāngjiǎo jìn jíli wō, jìntuìliǎngnán

going barefoot into a patch of caltrops: hard to go forward or back
羝羊觸藩籬，進退兩難

dīyángchùfān lí, jìntuìliǎngnán

a ram butting a hedge: can neither advance nor retreat
老母豬鑽籬笆,進退兩難

lǎo mǔzhū zuān líba,jìntuìliǎngnán

an old sow pushing into a hedge: can neither go forward nor back