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进退维谷

jìn tuì wéi gǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
  2. 2. trapped
  3. 3. in an impossible situation

Child Words of 进退维谷

退
tuì

to retreat; to withdraw

进
jìn

to go forward

谷
gǔ

grain

维
wéi

to preserve

进退
jìn tuì

to advance or retreat