"tiến thoái lưỡng nan" meaning in Vietnamese

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        "it's difficult either to advance or to retreat"
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        "(literal) it's difficult either to advance or to retreat"
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          "between a rock and a hard place",
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      "ipa": "[tiəŋ˦˥ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥ lɨəŋ˨˩˦ naːŋ˧˧]",
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        "it's difficult either to advance or to retreat"
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