To advance forward like taking quick steps toward a well to get water.
进退维谷
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
- 。
He is now in a dilemma with no way out.
- 貳形adjective
trapped
- 。
He is now in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward.
- 參形adjective
in an impossible situation
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
- 。
He is now in a dilemma with no way out.
- 貳形adjective
trapped
- 。
He is now in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward.
- 參形adjective
in an impossible situation
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
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