"進退維谷" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "瞻 彼 中 林，甡甡 其 鹿。\n^朋友 已 譖，不 胥 以 穀。\n^人 亦 有 言：「進退.維.谷」。",
        "2": "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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      "expansion": "瞻彼中林，甡甡其鹿。\n朋友已譖，不胥以穀。\n人亦有言：「進退維谷」。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]瞻彼中林，甡甡其鹿。\n朋友已谮，不胥以谷。\n人亦有言：「进退维谷」。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nZhān bǐ zhōng lín, shēnshēn qí lù.\nPéngyǒu yǐ zèn, bù xū yǐ gǔ.\nRén yì yǒu yán: “Jìntuì wéi gǔ”. [Pinyin]\nLook 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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  "etymology_text": "From the Classic of Poetry, poem 257 (《詩經·大雅·桑柔》):\n:\n瞻彼中林，甡甡其鹿。\n朋友已譖，不胥以穀。\n人亦有言：「進退維谷」。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]瞻彼中林，甡甡其鹿。\n朋友已谮，不胥以谷。\n人亦有言：「进退维谷」。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nZhān bǐ zhōng lín, shēnshēn qí lù.\nPéngyǒu yǐ zèn, bù xū yǐ gǔ.\nRén yì yǒu yán: “Jìntuì wéi gǔ”. [Pinyin]\nLook 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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          "roman": "bùshàngbùxià",
          "word": "不上不下"
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          "roman": "jìntuìliǎngnán",
          "word": "進退兩難／进退两难"
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      "zh-pron": "zên³ têu³ wei⁴ gug¹"
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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        "2": "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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      "roman": "bùshàngbùxià",
      "word": "不上不下"
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      "word": "進退兩難／进退两难"
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      "word": "進退兩難"
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