鱼与熊掌不可兼得 · yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé · Chinesekit
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鱼与熊掌不可兼得

Word

lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other

Traditional
魚與熊掌不可兼得

yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé

yu2yu3xiong2zhang3bu4ke3jian1de2

Meaning

  1. lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other CC-CEDICT
  2. you can't always get everything you want CC-CEDICT
  3. you can't have your cake and eat it CC-CEDICT

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鱼yú与yǔ熊xióng掌zhǎng不bù可kě兼jiān得dé
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