求生不得,求死不能
Chinese
- to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseechto be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; rawto seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseechto die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigidcannot; must not; should not; to be unable to; to fail to
simp. and trad.
(求生不得,求死不能)求 生 不得 , 求 死 不能
Etymology
Literally: can't live and can't die
Pronunciation
Idiom
求生不得,求死不能
- between a rock and a hard place; in a bind; in a pickle
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