"騎虎難下" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʰɛː²¹ fuː³⁵ naːn²¹ haː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/, /kʰɛː²¹ fuː³⁵ naːn²¹ haː²²/ Chinese transliterations: qíhǔnánxià [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ke⁴ fu² naan⁴ haa⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], qíhǔnánxià [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], cíhǔnánsià [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻi²-hu³-nan²-hsia⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chí-hǔ-nán-syà [Mandarin, Yale], chyihuunanshiah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цихунанься [Mandarin, Palladius], cixunanʹsja [Mandarin, Palladius], kèh fú nàahn hah [Cantonese, Yale], ke⁴ fu² naan⁴ haa⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ké⁴ fu² nan⁴ ha⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 騎虎難下
  1. (figurative) to get into a situation where both proceeding forward and backing down are difficult Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms: 進退兩難/进退两难 (jìntuìliǎngnán), 進退維谷/进退维谷 (jìntuìwéigǔ), 進退兩難 (jìntuìliǎngnán), 进退两难 (jìntuìliǎngnán), 進退維谷 (jìntuìwéigǔ), 进退维谷 (jìntuìwéigǔ)
    Sense id: en-騎虎難下-zh-phrase-Nl7b4nta Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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          "word": "進退兩難/进退两难"
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          "roman": "jìntuìwéigǔ",
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      "zh-pron": "chʻi²-hu³-nan²-hsia⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "chí-hǔ-nán-syà"
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      "zh-pron": "chyihuunanshiah"
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      "zh-pron": "цихунанься"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "cixunanʹsja"
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      "zh-pron": "kèh fú nàahn hah"
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      "zh-pron": "ke⁴ fu² naan⁴ haa⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "ké⁴ fu² nan⁴ ha⁶"
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kʰɛː²¹ fuː³⁵ naːn²¹ haː²²/"
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        "Palladius"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "ke⁴ fu² naan⁴ haa⁶"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "ké⁴ fu² nan⁴ ha⁶"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɛː²¹ fuː³⁵ naːn²¹ haː²²/"
    }
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      "roman": "jìntuìliǎngnán",
      "word": "進退兩難/进退两难"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jìntuìwéigǔ",
      "word": "進退維谷/进退维谷"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jìntuìliǎngnán",
      "word": "進退兩難"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jìntuìliǎngnán",
      "word": "进退两难"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jìntuìwéigǔ",
      "word": "進退維谷"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jìntuìwéigǔ",
      "word": "进退维谷"
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