进退失据 (jìn tuì shī jù) | Meaning: no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do无所适从wú suǒ shì cóng

if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway骑虎难下qí hǔ nán xià

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma · trapped · in an impossible situation进退两难jìn tuì liǎng nán

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss · in a hopeless situation