しん退たいりょうなん
Meanings
Noun
Four character compound
1. being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place
Kanji used
advance
retreat
both
difficult
Pitch accent
んたいりょうなん
Composed of
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect