We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「進退唯穀」, with its explanation below.
Here, we present the idiom 「進退唯穀」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Whether advancing or retreating, we are in a dilemma. Describes a dilemma. Same as “caught between a rock and a hard place”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jìn tuì wéi yù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jeun3 teui3 wai4 guk1
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