Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「進退為難」. Explanation below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「進退為難」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
It is a metaphor that things cannot be decided and therefore it is difficult to take action. Same as “dilemma”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jìn tuì wéi nán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jeun3 teui3 wai4 naan4
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
