Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「進退兩難」.
Discover the idiom 「進退兩難」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
It is difficult to move forward and backward. It is a metaphor that things cannot be decided and therefore it is difficult to take action.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jìn tuì liǎng nán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jeun3 teui3 leung5 naan4
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
