进退无据 — “No basis for advancing or retreating”
进退无据 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in an untenable position, having no basis for either advancing or retreating; caught in a dilemma; at a loss as to what course to take”. Literally, “no basis for advancing or retreating”.
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More idioms starting with 进
- jìn进rén人ruò若jiāng将jiā加zhū诸xī膝，，tuì退rén人ruò若jiāng将zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Elevate favorites, cast down dislikes
- jìn进fǔ俯tuì退fǔ俯inconsistent movement or posture
- jìn进lì利chú除hài害promote good, eliminate harm
- jìn进kě可yǐ以gōng攻，，jù据kě可yǐ以shǒu守strategic flexibility in offense and defense
- jìn进kě可yǐ以gōng攻，，tuì退kě可yǐ以shǒu守flexible in offense and defense
- jìn进kě可tì替bù不offer good strategies to eliminate flawed practices
- jìn进kě可tì替fǒu否Advance good to replace bad
- jìn进shàn善chéng惩jiān奸promote good, punish evil
- jìn进shàn善chéng惩è恶promote good and punish evil
- jìn进shàn善tuì退è恶promote good, dismiss evil
- jìn进shàn善chù黜è恶promote good, dismiss evil
- jìn进rǎng壤guǎng广dì地expand territory
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What does 进退无据 mean?
进退无据 (jìn tuì wú jù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in an untenable position, having no basis for either advancing or retreating; caught in a dilemma; at a loss as to what course to take”.
How do you pronounce 进退无据?
进退无据 is pronounced jìn tuì wú jù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进退无据 literally mean?
Literally, 进退无据 means “no basis for advancing or retreating”. It is used to mean “to be in an untenable position, having no basis for either advancing or retreating; caught in a dilemma; at a loss as to what course to take”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进退无据?
前进和后退都失去了依据。形容无处容身。也指进退两难。