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/ 进退维谷
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma · trapped · in an impossible situation
进
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维
谷
jìn tuì wéi gǔ
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Synonyms
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
awkward; embarrassed
尴尬
gān gà
(idiom) between a rock and a hard place · in a dilemma
左右为难
zuǒ yòu wéi nán
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes); impossible to advance or to retreat · without any way out of a dilemma · trapped · in an impossible situation
羝羊触藩
dī yáng chù fān
in a fix · suspended in midair
不上不下
bù shàng bù xià
to have difficulty walking (idiom) · to walk with difficulty
步履维艰
bù lu:3 wéi jiān
Antonyms
free to come and go (idiom) · to have room to maneuver
进退自如
jìn tuì zì rú
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