羝羊触藩篱，进退两难羝羊觸藩籬，進退兩難羝羊觸藩籬，進退兩難

a ram butting a hedge: can neither advance nor retreat

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Stuck in a dilemma with no good way forward or back. The book notes the usual version has a sow pushing into a fence.

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Simplified: 羝羊触藩篱，进退两难
Traditional (Taiwan): 羝羊觸藩籬，進退兩難
Pinyin: dīyángchùfān lí, jìntuìliǎngnán
Bopomofo: ㄉㄧㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄨˋ ㄈㄢㄌㄧˊ，ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ

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进(jìn)退(tuì)两(liǎng)难(nán)no room to advance or to retreat

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