兩頭唔到岸 (loeng5 tau4 m4 dou3 ngon6) — to be in a catch 22; to have two options both of which are bad in Cantonese
loengˏ₅兩tauˎ₄頭mˎ₄唔dou˗₃到ngonˍ₆岸简 两头唔到岸
Mandarin Pinyin: liang3 tou2 wu2 dao4 an4
Meaning of 兩頭唔到岸
nounto be in a catch 22; to have two options both of which are bad
nounan idiom which describes the situation of getting stuck in the middle of nowhere in life; to fall between two stools