进退惟咎 — “To be in a dilemma where any action leads to trouble”
进退惟咎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a dilemma where any action leads to trouble”. To be damned if you do and damned if you don't. Literally, “Advance or retreat, only blame”.
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进退惟咎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
进退惟咎 Character Breakdown
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面对如此棘手的局面，他感到进退惟咎，无论怎么做似乎都无法令人满意。
Facing such a tricky situation, he felt damned if he did and damned if he didn't, as whatever he did seemed unsatisfactory.
Idioms Related to 进退惟咎
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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Open the tool →Questions about 进退惟咎
What does 进退惟咎 mean?
进退惟咎 (jìn tuì wéi jiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a dilemma where any action leads to trouble”.
How do you pronounce 进退惟咎?
进退惟咎 is pronounced jìn tuì wéi jiù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进退惟咎 literally mean?
Literally, 进退惟咎 means “Advance or retreat, only blame”. It is used to mean “to be in a dilemma where any action leads to trouble”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进退惟咎?
指进退两难而动辄得咎。