进退触籓 — “To be caught in a dilemma with obstacles both ahead and behind”
进退触籓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be caught in a dilemma with obstacles both ahead and behind”. To be unable to advance or retreat. Literally, “advance and retreat encounter barriers”.
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进退触籓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
进退触籓 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 进退触籓
这个项目现在遇到的困难太多，真是让人进退触籓，不知道该如何是好。
The overwhelming challenges facing this project have truly put us in a difficult position, making it hard to decide how to proceed.
Idioms Related to 进退触籓
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 进退触籓 mean?
进退触籓 (jìn tuì chù fān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be caught in a dilemma with obstacles both ahead and behind”.
How do you pronounce 进退触籓?
进退触籓 is pronounced jìn tuì chù fān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进退触籓 literally mean?
Literally, 进退触籓 means “advance and retreat encounter barriers”. It is used to mean “to be caught in a dilemma with obstacles both ahead and behind”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进退触籓?
前进后退都有障碍，指进退两难。