沙滩上行船，进不得退不得沙灘上行船，進不得退不得沙灘上行船，進不得退不得

sailing a boat on a sandbank: can't go forward or back

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Being stuck in a predicament with no way forward or back.

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Simplified: 沙滩上行船，进不得退不得
Traditional (Taiwan): 沙灘上行船，進不得退不得
Pinyin: shātān shang xíngchuán, jìn bùdé tuì bùdé
Pinyin (Taiwan): shātān shàng xíngchuán, jìn bùdé tuì bùdé
Bopomofo: ㄕㄚㄊㄢㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ，ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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