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From the basics of characters to complex idioms, Chinese learning can be challenging. This free guide highlights the idiom 「跋前疐後」. Details below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「跋前疐後」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Same as “巴胡疐尾”. A metaphor for being in a dilemma.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bá qián dì hòu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bat6 chin4 ji3 hau6

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