左右為難 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/, /t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/, /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/, /t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/, /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/, /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/, /t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/ Chinese transliterations: zuǒyòuwéinán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zo² jau⁶ wai⁴ naan⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chó-iū-ûi-lân, zuǒyòuwéinán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zuǒyòuwéinán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tso³-yu⁴-wei²-nan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dzwǒ-yòu-wéi-nán [Mandarin, Yale], tzuooyowweinan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзоювэйнань [Mandarin, Palladius], czojuvɛjnanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], jó yauh wàih nàahn [Cantonese, Yale], dzo² jau⁶ wai⁴ naan⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zo² yeo⁶ wei⁴ nan⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], chó-iū-ûi-lân [Hokkien, POJ], tsó-iū-uî-lân [Hokkien, Tai-lo], zoyiuxuilaan [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 左右為難

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      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "zo² jau⁶ wai⁴ naan⁴"
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      "tags": [
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "tso³-yu⁴-wei²-nan²"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "dzwǒ-yòu-wéi-nán"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "tzuooyowweinan"
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      "zh-pron": "цзоювэйнань"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "czojuvɛjnanʹ"
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      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "jó yauh wàih nàahn"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "dzo² jau⁶ wai⁴ naan⁴"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo² yeo⁶ wei⁴ nan⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "chó-iū-ûi-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsó-iū-uî-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zoyiuxuilaan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "左右為難"
}

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      "zh-pron": "zo² jau⁶ wai⁴ naan⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "zuǒyòuwéinán"
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      "tags": [
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "tso³-yu⁴-wei²-nan²"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jó yauh wàih nàahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzo² jau⁶ wai⁴ naan⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo² yeo⁶ wei⁴ nan⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chó-iū-ûi-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsó-iū-uî-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zoyiuxuilaan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "左右為難"
}

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"左右為難" meaning in Chinese

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