equally difficult to go on or retreat
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì NTU ì sh ī J ù, which means that there is no basis for advancing and retreating; it describes having nowhere to live; it also refers to a dilemma. It comes from the biography of Fan Ying in the later Han Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Fan Yingzhuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "but Zi began to anger the master of Wancheng with his body of no Zi; he enjoyed the title of nobility and salary, but he didn't hear the skill of salvation, so there was no basis for advance or retreat."
Analysis of Idioms
It's hard to ride a tiger, and it's in a dilemma
Idiom usage
Subject predicate; as predicate, object, attribute; refers to a dilemma. There is no room for the two. This can be said to be the commandment of a harmonious person. (Zhang Binglin's a brief introduction to Zhuzi Studies)
Chinese PinYin : jìn tuì shī jù
equally difficult to go on or retreat
pierce a willow leaf with an arrow from the distance of a hundred paces. bǎi bù chuān yáng
seemingly unimportant but useful things. zhú tóu mù xiè
Distinguish between the sun and the cold. biàn rì yán liáng
stir up a wasps ' nest or provoke a scorpion. liáo fēng tì xiē