进退跋疐 — “Stumble whether advancing or retreating; difficulty moving forward or backward”
进退跋疐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be caught in a dilemma, unable to decide whether to advance or retreat; in a predicament where one cannot move forward or backward due to indecision”. Literally, “Stumble whether advancing or retreating; difficulty moving forward or backward”.
进退跋疐 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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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Open the tool →Questions about 进退跋疐
What does 进退跋疐 mean?
进退跋疐 (jìn tuì bá zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be caught in a dilemma, unable to decide whether to advance or retreat; in a predicament where one cannot move forward or backward due to indecision”.
How do you pronounce 进退跋疐?
进退跋疐 is pronounced jìn tuì bá zhì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进退跋疐 literally mean?
Literally, 进退跋疐 means “Stumble whether advancing or retreating; difficulty moving forward or backward”. It is used to mean “to be caught in a dilemma, unable to decide whether to advance or retreat; in a predicament where one cannot move forward or backward due to indecision”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进退跋疐?
犹言进退两难。比喻事情无法决定，因而难以行动。