进退狼跋 — “Caught in a predicament, unable to advance or retreat”
进退狼跋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Caught in a predicament, unable to advance or retreat”. In a dilemma. Literally, “Advance and retreat, a wolf's struggle”.
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进退狼跋 Pronunciation and Pinyin
进退狼跋 Character Breakdown
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面对突然出现的复杂问题，他感到进退狼跋，不知如何是好。
Faced with a suddenly complex problem, he felt caught in a dilemma, not knowing what to do.
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- 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 进退狼跋 mean?
进退狼跋 (jìn tuì láng bá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Caught in a predicament, unable to advance or retreat”.
How do you pronounce 进退狼跋?
进退狼跋 is pronounced jìn tuì láng bá in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进退狼跋 literally mean?
Literally, 进退狼跋 means “Advance and retreat, a wolf's struggle”. It is used to mean “Caught in a predicament, unable to advance or retreat”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进退狼跋?
跋：踩，踏。比喻陷于困境，进退两难