鱼与熊掌

1. • lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) fig. you must choose one or the other
2. • you can't always get everything you want
3. • you can't have your cake and eat it

Character by character

• 鱼(yú)fish
• 与(yǔ)and
• 熊(xióng)bear
• 掌(zhǎng)paw