两难 (兩難) liǎngnán
liǎngnán
noun
dilemma; quandary
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '兩難')
Contained in
- 进退两难(進退兩難) no room to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
- 介于两难(介於兩難) to be on the horns of a dilemma
- 左右两难(左右兩難) dilemma; quandary; Scylla and Charybdis; between the devil and the deep blue sea
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