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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

• Hak juu gegsuie hengciw, putcixn zekthex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hak juu gek'suie heeng'ciw, pud'cixn zeg'thex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Learning is like sailing a boat up stream, you have to keep progressing or be pushed backwards.
  學如逆水行舟,不進則退。

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

• cixn-thøex liofnglaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex liorng'laan; cixn-thøex liorng'laan [[...]][i#] [p.]
  in a dilemma, to go on or to draw back are both difficult
  進退兩難

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

• Hak juu gegsuie hengciw, putcixn zeg thex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hak juu gek'suie heeng'ciw, pud'cixn zeg thex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is no standing still. (in life) One either advances or retreats.
  學如逆水行舟,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

• cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex; cixn'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  advance or retire, advance or withdraw
  進退

• jiet theaax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet thex'ax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the fever has abated
  退燒了

• thietthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thied'thex; thied'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  withdraw from, pull out of, evacuate
  撤退

• tørthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to walk backwards without turning around from a place to which we had advanced, to retreat, become worse than before (in some work, art, or study)
  倒退,退步

• tørtheakviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex'kviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to walk backwards without turning around
  倒著走

ty cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty cixn'thex; ty cixn'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]

know how to advance and retreat

知進退

toong cirnthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toong cixn'thex [[...]][i#] [p.]

advance or withdraw together, stay on or quit together

同進退

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