鱼与熊掌 (魚與熊掌) yú yǔ xióng zhǎng

yú yǔ xióng zhǎng set phrase the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time; you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Idiom from Mencius (CC-CEDICT '魚與熊掌')

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• 鱼与熊掌不可兼得(魚與熊掌不可兼得) the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want

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• 《告子章句上》 Commentary on Gaozi I Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 1