進退失據

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Chinese

advance; enter; to come in
retreat; to decline; to move back
retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
 
to lose; to miss; to fail
according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on
according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy
 
trad. (進退失據) 退
simp. (进退失据) 退

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進退失據

  1. to be between a rock and a hard place