老母猪钻篱笆,进退两难老母豬鑽籬笆,進退兩難老母豬鑽籬笆,進退兩難

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

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Someone is stuck in a difficult spot where both advancing and retreating are hard. Similar to 'between a rock and a hard place'.

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Simplified: 老母猪钻篱笆,进退两难
Traditional (Taiwan): 老母豬鑽籬笆,進退兩難
Pinyin: lǎo mǔzhū zuān líba,jìntuìliǎngnán
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄗㄨㄢㄌㄧˊ ˙ㄅㄚ,ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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