夹板中的肉，两头儿压夾板中的肉，兩頭兒壓夾板中的肉，兩頭兒壓

meat between two boards: pressed from both ends

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Pressured from both sides and stuck in a dilemma. Cf. "caught between a rock and a hard place."

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Simplified: 夹板中的肉，两头儿压
Traditional (Taiwan): 夾板中的肉，兩頭兒壓
Pinyin: jiābǎn zhōng de ròu, liǎngtóur yā
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄚㄅㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ˙ㄉㄜㄖㄡˋ，ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄡˊㄦㄧㄚ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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