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Open the tool →受夹板罪 (shòu jiā bǎn zuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be caught in an awkward predicament between two difficult or conflicting parties, suffering pressure or blame from both sides and pleasing neither”.
受夹板罪 is pronounced shòu jiā bǎn zuì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 受夹板罪 means “Suffer the torment of being in a vise”. It is used to mean “to be caught in an awkward predicament between two difficult or conflicting parties, suffering pressure or blame from both sides and pleasing neither”.
夹在中间受罪,两头不讨好