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Input was: u:cixn u:thex. Searched Maryknoll for u:cixn u:thex, found 20, display thaau-15:
- cixn bøo lo, thex bøo po [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn bøo lo, thex bøo po [[...]][i#] [p.]
- no way of escape backwards or forwards, a dilemma
- 進退維谷
- cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex cixn'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]
- advance or withdraw, to stay or quit a job, employ or fire a person
- 進退
- cirnthex bogkoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex bok'koad [[...]][i#] [p.]
- not knowing what course of action to take
- 進退莫決
- cirnthex ykiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex ie'kiong [[...]][i#] [p.]
- cast one's lot with another person
- 進退與共
- cixn-thøex liofnglaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex liorng'laan cixn-thøex liorng'laan [[...]][i#] [p.]
- be in a dilemma (to have difficulty going either forward of backward)
- 進退兩難
- gegsuie hengciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gek'suie heeng'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]
- boat going against the stream, sail a boat against the current
- 逆水行舟
- ycixn-uithøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'cixn uii'thex ie'cixn-uii'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]
- pretend to move ahead in order to hide the intention to retreat
- 以進為退
- liofnglaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liorng'laan [[...]][i#] [p.]
- literally, between two difficulties — indecisive, dilemma
- 兩難
- putcixn zeg thøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'cixn zeg thex pud'cixn zeg thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]
- either advance or retreat
- 不進則退
- thøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex (thoex) [[...]][i#] [p.]
- to retreat, retire, recede, withdraw, regress, retrogress, shrink, bow out, send back, give back, to return, lose or diminish (color, auspicious influence, prosperity, fever)
- 退
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