蛇钻窟窿，顾前难顾后蛇鑽窟窿，顧前難顧後蛇鑽窟窿，顧前難顧後

a snake going into a hole: hard to look after the back while minding the front

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of a tight spot where you can't deal with everything at once.

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Simplified: 蛇钻窟窿，顾前难顾后
Traditional (Taiwan): 蛇鑽窟窿，顧前難顧後
Pinyin: shé zuān kūlong, gù qián nán gù hòu
Bopomofo: ㄕㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄢㄎㄨ ˙ㄌㄨㄥ，ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ

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

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