魚與熊掌，不可兼得 (jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2, bat1 ho2 gim1 dak1 | yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3, bu4 ke3 jian1 de2) : have to choose between one or the other (because you can't have both)

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魚與熊掌，不可兼得

jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2, bat1 ho2 gim1 dak1

yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3, bu4 ke3 jian1 de2

To have to choose between fish or bear paws; to have to choose between two things that one likes

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

魚與熊掌，不可兼得 / 鱼与熊掌，不可兼得

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魚 jyu4 - fish
與 jyu5 - and, or, with; give
熊 hung4 - a bear
掌 zoeng2 - palm of the hand, slap
， - (not in database)
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
可 ho2 hak1 - can; approve; need; but
兼 gim1 - concurrently; combined
得 dak1 - get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must

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