汉英词典
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MEANING OF 鱼与熊掌
鱼与熊掌 (魚與熊掌)
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 / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
语本《孟子．告子上》"鱼我所欲也，熊掌亦我所欲也;二者不可得兼，舍鱼而取熊掌者也。"比喻俱为所欲，难于取舍之物。
鱼 (魚) yú 与 (與) yǔ/yú/yù 熊 xióng 掌 zhǎng
COMMON WORDS WITH 鱼与熊掌
鱼与熊掌不可兼得 ( 魚與熊掌不可兼得 )
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
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 / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
( 魚與熊掌不可兼得 )
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