粵

兩loeng5難naan4

simp两难
loeng5 naan4liǎng nán

English

  1. dilemma; quandary
  2. to be faced with a difficult choice
  3. a dilemma

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 兩者之間難以作出抉擇嘅困局,尤其兩個選擇都係會導致啲一樣咁差嘅後果

Examples

  • 陷於兩難

    to be trapped in a dilemma

  • 兩難之間

    in a dilemma

  • 面對兩難

    to face a dilemma

  • 道德兩難

    moral dilemma

  • 囚犯兩難

    prisoner's dilemma

  • 進退兩難嘅局面

    a difficult situation where one can neither advance nor retreat

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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