求生不得，求死不能 [－－－－－－－－－]

Jyutping kau4 sang1 bat1 dak1 ， kau4 sei2 bat1 nang4
Pinyin qiú shēng bù dé ， qiú sǐ bù néng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to have a fate worse than death (often as a curse)
  2. phrase, idiomatic
    between a rock and a hard place; in a bind; in a pickle