"tiến thoái lưỡng nan" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Vietnamese]

IPA: [tiən˧˦ tʰwaːj˧˦ lɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ naːn˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [tiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰwaːj˨˩˦ lɨəŋ˧˨ naːŋ˧˧] [Huế], [tiəŋ˦˥ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥ lɨəŋ˨˩˦ naːŋ˧˧] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 進退兩難. Etymology templates: {{m|vi|進退兩難|t=}} 進退兩難, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|進退兩難}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 進退兩難 Head templates: {{head|vi|phrases|head=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} tiến thoái lưỡng nan, {{vi-phrase}} tiến thoái lưỡng nan
  1. (literal) it's difficult either to advance or to retreat
    Sense id: en-tiến_thoái_lưỡng_nan-vi-phrase-uQYGvsz3 Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 84 16 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 85 15
  2. between a rock and a hard place
    Sense id: en-tiến_thoái_lưỡng_nan-vi-phrase-cV5W7EUw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tấn thối lưỡng nan [Southern, Vietnam, dated]

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