进退无门 — “No way to advance or retreat; no door to go forward or back”
进退无门 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in an extremely difficult predicament, with no way to advance or retreat; to be in a dilemma, stuck in a tight spot with no escape”. Literally, “no way to advance or retreat; no door to go forward or back”.
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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 进退无门 mean?
进退无门 (jìn tuì wú mén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in an extremely difficult predicament, with no way to advance or retreat; to be in a dilemma, stuck in a tight spot with no escape”.
How do you pronounce 进退无门?
进退无门 is pronounced jìn tuì wú mén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进退无门 literally mean?
Literally, 进退无门 means “no way to advance or retreat; no door to go forward or back”. It is used to mean “to be in an extremely difficult predicament, with no way to advance or retreat; to be in a dilemma, stuck in a tight spot with no escape”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进退无门?
前进无路，后退无门。形容处境十分困难，进退两难，无处容身。