tiến thoái

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from and 退.

Pronunciation

Verb

tiến thoái

  1. to alternately advance and retreat
    • 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      Nhưng đạo nhân kia thân hình cứ theo mũi thương né tránh tiến thoái thì làm sao đánh được y?
      But the Daoist monk simply followed the tip of the blade to dodge, advance and retreat; how could he beat him?