左右為難
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Chinese
[
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]
left
and
right
; left and right
sides
; both sides
in a
difficult
situation
;
awkward
;
embarrassing
in a
difficult
situation
;
awkward
;
embarrassing
;
uncomfortable
trad.
(
左右為難
/
左右爲難
)
左右
為難
/
爲難
simp.
(
左右为难
)
左右
为难
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
zuǒyòuwéinán
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
zo
2
jau
6
wai
4
naan
4
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
chó-iū-ûi-lân
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
zuǒyòuwéinán
Zhuyin
:
ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
zuǒyòuwéinán
Wade–Giles
:
tso
3
-yu
4
-wei
2
-nan
2
Yale
:
dzwǒ-yòu-wéi-nán
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
tzuooyowweinan
Palladius
:
цзоювэйнань
(czojuvɛjnanʹ)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
zo
2
jau
6
wai
4
naan
4
Yale
:
jó yauh wàih nàahn
Cantonese Pinyin
:
dzo
2
jau
6
wai
4
naan
4
Guangdong Romanization
:
zo
2
yeo
6
wei
4
nan
4
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯
²¹
naːn
²¹
/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
chó-iū-ûi-lân
Tâi-lô
:
tsó-iū-uî-lân
Phofsit Daibuun
:
zoyiuxuilaan
IPA
(
Xiamen
)
:
/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/
IPA
(
Zhangzhou
)
:
/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/
IPA
(
Taipei
)
:
/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/
IPA
(
Kaohsiung
)
:
/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/
Idiom
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左右為難
to be
between a rock and a hard place
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