不上不下

Chinese

		not; no	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	not; no	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
simp. and trad. (不上不下)		不	上	不	下

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùshàngbùxià

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ soeng⁶ bat¹ haa⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùshàngbùxià [Phonetic: búshàngbúxià]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bushanqbushiah
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ soeng⁶ bat¹ haa⁶
  - Yale: bāt seuhng bāt hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ soeng⁶ bat⁷ haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ sêng⁶ bed¹ ha⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ sœ̽ːŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ häː²²/

Idiom

不上不下

between a rock and a hard place
in a bind; in a pickle
describes an awkward situation where one does not know what to do
inappropriate

See also

進退兩難／进退两难 (jìntuìliǎngnán)
進退維谷／进退维谷 (jìntuì wéi gǔ)

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