We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「進退惟穀」, with its usage explained below.
Learn about the idiom 「進退惟穀」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
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
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
