between two fires
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì NTU ì w ú J ù, which means that both forward and backward have lost their basis and are in a dilemma. It's about nowhere. It's also a dilemma. It comes from the biography of Fan Ying in the later Han Dynasty.
Analysis of Idioms
It's a dilemma
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."
Idiom usage
To be in trouble is to be in trouble. Examples: we should cherish the loss of the evil and the right, which is suitable for our country. The book of Jin Zhou Chu Zhuan
Chinese PinYin : jìn tuì wú jù
between two fires
burn a candle to lengthen the midnight oil in hard study. fén gāo jì guǐ
people are unanimous in their opinion. zhòng kǒu tóng shēng
versed neither in polite letters nor in military arts. bù wén bù wǔ