难进易退 — “Difficult to get into, easy to get out of”
难进易退 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Difficult to get into, easy to get out of”. Often implying careful consideration before making a commitment but quick withdrawal once a decision to leave is made. Literally, “Hard to enter, easy to retreat”.
难进易退 Pronunciation and Pinyin
难进易退 Character Breakdown
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- nán难shàng上jiā加nán难difficulty upon difficulty
- nán难hū乎wéi为qíng情feel awkward or embarrassed
- nán难hū乎wéi为jì继Difficult to sustain or carry on
- nán难hū乎qí其nán难extremely difficult
- nán难yú于shàng上tiān天harder than ascending to heaven
- nán难yú于shàng上qīng青tiān天harder than reaching the sky
- nán难yú于qǐ启chǐ齿hard to speak out
- nán难yǐ以wéi为qíng情too embarrassed to refuse
- nán难yǐ以wéi为jì继hard to sustain
- nán难yǐ以qǐ启chǐ齿hard to say
- nán难yǐ以zhì置xìn信hard to believe
- nán难yǐ以nì逆liào料difficult to foresee
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What does 难进易退 mean?
难进易退 (nán jìn yì tuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Difficult to get into, easy to get out of”.
How do you pronounce 难进易退?
难进易退 is pronounced nán jìn yì tuì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 难进易退 literally mean?
Literally, 难进易退 means “Hard to enter, easy to retreat”. It is used to mean “Difficult to get into, easy to get out of”.
What is the Chinese definition of 难进易退?
意思是做官前要再三考虑，去官时唯恐不速。