螃蟹爬进鱼篓子，进得来，出不去螃蟹爬進魚簍子，進得來，出不去螃蟹爬進魚簍子，進得來，出不去

a crab crawling into a fish basket: it can get in but can't get out

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes being trapped in a difficult situation with no way back.

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Simplified: 螃蟹爬进鱼篓子，进得来，出不去
Traditional (Taiwan): 螃蟹爬進魚簍子，進得來，出不去
Pinyin: pángxiè pá jìn yú lǒuzi, jìn delái, chū bú qù
Bopomofo: ㄆㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄆㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄩˊ ㄌㄡˇ ˙ㄗ，ㄐㄧㄣˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄞˊ，ㄔㄨㄅㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ

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

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