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左右两难
左右兩難
zuǒyòuliǎngnán
1. dilemma
2. quandary
3. Scylla and Charybdis
4. between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)

Character Breakdown

左
zuǒ
left; unorthodox, improper
HSK 2 5 丶
右
yòu
right; right-wing
HSK 2 5 丶
两
liǎng
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
HSK 2 7 丶
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3 10 丶

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