跋胡疐尾
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Tổng quan
(idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
Nghĩa
Taiwan
- MOE · 教育部重編國語辭典 胡,項下的垂肉。跋胡疐尾指前進就踏著垂肉,後退又被尾巴絆倒。語本《詩經.豳風.狼跋》:「狼跋其胡,載疐其尾。」比喻陷入困境,進退兩難。明.朱之瑜〈答完翁書〉:「一時倉卒,事事不審,又一身作仆,兄翁行後,更覺周折,弟又才短,所以跋胡疐尾。」也作「跋前疐後」、「跋前躓後」。
Mainland
- Tân Hoa Tự Điển 比喻进退两难。
Eng
- CC-CEDICT (idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
- Cihui (idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat