左右两难 zuǒ yòu liǎng nán

DEFINITIONS

  1. dilemma
  2. quandary
  3. Scylla and Charybdis
  4. between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)

CHARACTERS

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