進退 [进－]

Jyutping zeon3 teoi3
Pinyin jìn tuì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to advance or retreat
  2. knowing when to come and when to leave
  3. a sense of propriety
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to advance and retreat
  2. noun, figuratively
    sense of propriety
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    罢工最紧要共同进退，唔可以因为顶唔住就自己去返工。
    罷工最緊要共同進退，唔可以因為頂唔住就自己去返工。
    baa6 gung1 zeoi3 gan2 jiu3 gung6 tung4 zeon3 teoi3, m4 ho2 ji5 jan1 wai6 ding2 m4 zyu6 zau6 zi6 gei2 heoi3 faan1 gung1.
    • Staying together is most important for our strike. We should not go back to work on our own just because we can't stand it.
  2. Cantonese
    进退两难嘅局面
    進退兩難嘅局面
    zeon3 teoi3 loeng5 naan4 ge3 guk6 min6
    • a difficult situation where one can neither advance nor retreat
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    进退维谷
    進退維谷
    jìn tuì wéi gǔ
    • to be caught between a rock and a hard place
  2. Mandarin
    令三百人皆被甲兜鍪，操剑盾而立，告以军法，随鼓进退，左右回旋，使知其禁。
    令三百人皆被甲兜鍪，操劍盾而立，告以軍法，隨鼓進退，左右迴旋，使知其禁。
    lìng sān bǎi rén jiē bèi jiǎ dōu móu ， cāo jiàn dùn ér lì ， gào yǐ jūn fǎ ， suí gǔ jìn tuì ， zuǒ yòu huí xuán ， shǐ zhī qí jìn ．
    • (Sunzi) ordered three hundred ladies to wear armors and helmets, to stand and drill with swords and shields; he instructed them with military rules, to follow the drums to advance and retreat, to turn left and right and to circle, let them know prohibitions.