See 進退維谷 on Wiktionary
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"english": "Look into the middle of that forest, At the herds of deer roaming together.\n[But here] friends are insincere, And do not help one another in what is good.\nPeople have the saying, \"To go forwards or backwards is alike impracticable.\"",
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