跋前踬后 — “To be caught in a dilemma”
跋前踬后 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be caught in a dilemma”. To find oneself in a predicament where both advancing and retreating are difficult or lead to further complications. Literally, “To step forward and stumble, to retreat and trip”.
跋前踬后 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- bá跋qián前zhì疐hòu后caught in a dilemma
- bá跋qián前jié踕hòu后caught between two difficult choices
- bá跋lǚ履shān山chuān川trek over mountains and rivers
- bá跋shān山shè涉chuān川travel over mountains and rivers
- bá跋shān山shè涉shuǐ水trek over mountains and rivers
- bá跋hù扈zì恣suī睢overbearing and tyrannical
- bá跋hù扈zì自zì恣overbearing and self-indulgent
- bá跋hù扈fēi飞yáng扬arrogant and unrestrained
- bá跋lái来bào报wǎng往come and go busily
- bá跋shè涉shān山chuān川trudge over mountains and rivers
- bá跋shè涉cháng长tú途trek a long arduous journey
- bá跋hú胡zhì疐wěi尾caught in a dilemma
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What does 跋前踬后 mean?
跋前踬后 (bá qián zhì hòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be caught in a dilemma”.
How do you pronounce 跋前踬后?
跋前踬后 is pronounced bá qián zhì hòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 跋前踬后 literally mean?
Literally, 跋前踬后 means “to step forward and stumble, to retreat and trip”. It is used to mean “to be caught in a dilemma”.
What is the Chinese definition of 跋前踬后?
跋：踩；踬：被绊倒。本指狼向前进就踩住了自己的颈肉，向后退又会被自己的尾巴绊倒。比喻进退两难。