進退維谷 [进－维－]

Jyutping zeon3 teoi3 wai4 guk1
Pinyin jìn tuì wéi gǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
  2. trapped
  3. in an impossible situation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    處​於​困局​之中​，​又​唔​可以​前進​，​又​唔​可以​後​退
    no room to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma
  2. 參看
    進退維艱
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    between a rock and a hard place
    (syn.) 进退两难, 進退兩難, 不上不下
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