进退触篱 — “Advance or retreat, hit a fence”
进退触篱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a quandary, where both advancing and retreating are blocked by difficulties; to be caught in an inescapable predicament”. Literally, “Advance or retreat, hit a fence”.
进退触篱 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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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What does 进退触篱 mean?
进退触篱 (jìn tuì chù lí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a quandary, where both advancing and retreating are blocked by difficulties; to be caught in an inescapable predicament”.
How do you pronounce 进退触篱?
进退触篱 is pronounced jìn tuì chù lí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进退触篱 literally mean?
Literally, 进退触篱 means “Advance or retreat, hit a fence”. It is used to mean “to be in a quandary, where both advancing and retreating are blocked by difficulties; to be caught in an inescapable predicament”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进退触篱?
前进后退都有障碍，指进退两难。同“进退触籓”。