|
 
|
|
進退兩難
zeon3 teoi3 leong5 naan4
|
||
|
in a dilemma/quandary; be stranded; between the devil and the deep blue sea [literal] find it difficult to advance or to retreat [synonym] 進退維谷
 Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
||
| 進退兩難 / 进退两难 | ||
|
This word has been viewed 1878 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 22nd Nov 2007 04:32 and last edited on 26th Apr 2017 01:36 |
||
|
||
|
Chinese Language | Learn Chinese in China | Learn Mandarin in China | Chinese School | Chinese Lessons in the UK |
||
Characters in this word:進 zeon3 - advance; enter; eat; present退 teoi3 - move back; bow out 兩 loeng5 loeng2 - two; pair 難 naan4 naan6 - difficult; unpleasant; calamity; blame |
||
Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/43234/]進退兩難[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/43234/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">進退兩難</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 進退兩難
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/43234/]進退兩難[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/43234/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">進退兩難</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 進退兩難
This page shows, from top to bottom:
- a large version of the word in a traditional script font which you may need to install
-
: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
- : the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).
- the meaning of the word, typed in by our volunteer editors
- guidelines on whether the word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese etc (if nothing is present the word may be used in both Cantonese and Mandarin)
- our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
- a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font
- a list of each of the characters for the word, showing jyutping and meaning (if our dictionary contains that character)
We would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please see this thread if you would like to spend 10 mins or so helping.
Rows returned from database=5
CantoDict v1.4.2 is a collaborative Chinese Dictionary project started in November 2003. Entries are added and mistakes corrected by a team of kind volunteers from around the world.
Copyright Adam Sheik 2003-2026.