進退兩難

zeon3 teoi3 loeng5 naan4

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma · trapped · in an impossible situation

Frequency Band 62 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
  2. trapped
  3. in an impossible situation

Written Forms

進退兩難Traditional · Main Form
进退两难Alternate Form

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