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進退兩難 (zeon3 teoi3 leong5 naan4) — in a dilemma/quandary; be stranded; between the devil and the deep blue sea in Cantonese

zeon˗₃進teoi˗₃退leongˏ₅兩naanˎ₄難
简 进退两难
Mandarin Pinyin: jin4 tui4 liang3 nan2

Meaning of 進退兩難

nounin a dilemma/quandary; be stranded; between the devil and the deep blue sea
nounfind it difficult to advance or to retreat

Characters in 進退兩難

進zeon3
advance; move forward; go ahead | [antonym] 退
退teoi3
cancel; retract; withdraw
兩loeng5
loeng2 & liang3
難naan4
unpleasant; bad; offensive

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