魚與熊掌不可兼得 [鱼与－－－－－－]

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Pinyin yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
  2. you can't always get everything you want
  3. you can't have your cake and eat it
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    冇​辦法​同時​得到​或者​達成​兩樣​好​嘅​嘢​，​只​可以​揀​其中​一樣
    you must choose one or the other; you can't have your cake and eat it; literally: you can't have both the fish and the bear's paw at the same time
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    One can't have one's cake and eat it, too.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
    魚與熊掌不可兼得。
    yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé 。
    • You cannot eat your cake and keep it.