进退维谷

Traditional: 進退維谷

jìn tuì wéi gǔ

Dictionary entry

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma

What does 进退维谷 mean?

进退维谷 (jìn tuì wéi gǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma

2trapped

3in an impossible situation

Character breakdown

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进jìnto go forward · to advance 退tuìto retreat; to withdraw · to reject; to return (sth)维Wéiabbr. for Uyghur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3] · surname Wei 谷gǔgrain · corn

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进退维谷

jìn tuì wéi gǔ

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