







进退失踞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a predicament, unable to advance or retreat”. To have no place to settle down or to feel stranded. Literally, “advance and retreat lose foothold/basis”.

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Open the tool →进退失踞 (jìn tuì shī jù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a predicament, unable to advance or retreat”.
进退失踞 is pronounced jìn tuì shī jù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 进退失踞 means “advance and retreat lose foothold/basis”. It is used to mean “to be in a predicament, unable to advance or retreat”.
前进和后退都失去了依据。形容无处容身。也指进退两难。同“进退无据”。