鱼与熊掌不可兼得 [yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé, ㄩˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ, 鱼 与 熊 掌 不 可 兼 得 / 魚 與 熊 掌 不 可 兼 得 ] lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (成语 saw, 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 [Add to Longdo]
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yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3 bu4 ke3 jian1 de2
yu2 (予) I [CE-DICT] (俞) OK (Emperor's interjection); to accede; to assent [CE-DICT] (唹) to smile at [CE-DICT] (妤) handsome; fair [CE-DICT] (娱) amuse [CE-DICT] (娯) pleasure; enjoyment; amusement; Japanese variant of 娛|娱 [CE-DICT] (崳) county in Shandong province [CE-DICT] (嵎) mountain range [CE-DICT] (嵛) place name in Shandong [CE-DICT] (愉) pleased [CE-DICT] (愚) stupid [CE-DICT] (揄) draw out; let hanging [CE-DICT] (于) in; at; to; from; by; than; out of [CE-DICT] (旟) banner with falcons; mussed up hair [CE-DICT] (杅) bowl; tub [CE-DICT] (楰) (tree) [CE-DICT] (榆) elm [CE-DICT] (歈) songs [CE-DICT] (欤) (final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢) [CE-DICT] (渝) abbr. for Chongqing 重慶|重庆; old name of Jialing river 嘉陵江 in Sichuan [CE-DICT] (渔) fisherman; to fish [CE-DICT] (狳) armadillo [CE-DICT] (玗) semiprecious stone; a kind of jade [CE-DICT] (瑜) excellence; luster of gems [CE-DICT] (璵) (gem) [CE-DICT] (畲) cultivated field [CE-DICT] (盂) container; cup [CE-DICT] (禺) (place); district [CE-DICT] (窬) hole in a wall [CE-DICT] (竽) free reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd; larger version of the sheng 笙 [CE-DICT] (緰) net [CE-DICT] (羭) black ram [CE-DICT] (腴) fat on belly; fertile; rich [CE-DICT] (臾) surname Yu; a moment; little while [CE-DICT] (舁) to lift; raise [CE-DICT] (与) (same as 歟|欤, final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢) [CE-DICT] (艅) a despatch boat [CE-DICT] (萸) cornelian cherry [CE-DICT] (蕍) Alisma plantags [CE-DICT] (虞) forewarned; peace; worry; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (蝓) snail [CE-DICT] (褕) loose garment [CE-DICT] (觎) passionately desire [CE-DICT] (谀) flatter [CE-DICT] (踰) variant of 逾, to exceed; to transcend; to cross over; variant of 窬, slit in wall [CE-DICT] (舆) carriage; sedan chair; world [CE-DICT] (轝) sedan chair [CE-DICT] (逾) to exceed; to go beyond; to transcend; to cross over; to jump over [CE-DICT] (釪) an alms bowl; a small bell [CE-DICT] (隃) exceed; jump over [CE-DICT] (隅) corner [CE-DICT] (雩) summer sacrifice for rain [CE-DICT] (余) extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (馀) variant of 餘|余, remainder; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (鱼) fish [CE-DICT] (魣) perch [CE-DICT] (鸒) the eastern jackdaw [CE-DICT] (齵) uneven (teeth) [CE-DICT] (娛) amuse [CE-DICT] (於) in; at; to; from; by; than; out of [CE-DICT] (歟) (final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢) [CE-DICT] (漁) fisherman; to fish [CE-DICT] (畬) cultivated field [CE-DICT] (與) (same as 歟|欤, final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢) [CE-DICT] (覦) passionately desire [CE-DICT] (諛) flatter [CE-DICT] (輿) carriage; sedan chair; world [CE-DICT] (餘) extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (餘) variant of 餘|余, remainder; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (魚) fish [CE-DICT] yu3 (予) to give [CE-DICT] (俣) big [CE-DICT] (伛) hunchbacked [CE-DICT] (噳) herd; stag; buck [CE-DICT] (圄) prison; to imprison [CE-DICT] (圉) stable; enclosure for horses; frontier; see 囹圉 prison [CE-DICT] (宇) room; universe [CE-DICT] (寙) bad; useless; weak [CE-DICT] (屿) islet [CE-DICT] (敔) percussion instrument shaped as a hollow wooden tiger, with serrated strip across the back, across which one runs a drumstick [CE-DICT] (斞) stack of grain; dry measure equivalent to 16 斗 dou3 or 160 liter [CE-DICT] (瑀) (chalcedony) [CE-DICT] (瘐) maltreat (as prisoners) [CE-DICT] (窳) bad; useless; weak [CE-DICT] (羽) feather [CE-DICT] (与) and; to give; together with [CE-DICT] (语) dialect; language; speech [CE-DICT] (雨) rain [CE-DICT] (龉) irregular teeth [CE-DICT] (俁) big [CE-DICT] (傴) hunchbacked [CE-DICT] (嶼) islet [CE-DICT] (與) and; to give; together with [CE-DICT] (語) dialect; language; speech [CE-DICT] (齬) irregular teeth [CE-DICT] xiong2 zhang3 (熊掌) bear paw (as food) [CE-DICT] bu4 ke3 (不可) cannot; should not; must not [CE-DICT] jian1 (兼) double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time [CE-DICT] (坚) strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute [CE-DICT] (奸) traitor; crafty and evil person; villain [CE-DICT] (奸) adultery [CE-DICT] (尖) point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed [CE-DICT] (廌) unicorn [CE-DICT] (戋) narrow; small [CE-DICT] (揃) shear [CE-DICT] (椷) a box; letters [CE-DICT] (歼) annihilate; abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机, fighter plane; Jianji, PRC fighter plane based on Soviet MiG; usually 殲擊8型| 歼击8型 [CE-DICT] (浅) sound of moving water [CE-DICT] (湔) cleanse; name of a river [CE-DICT] (渐) imbue [CE-DICT] (煎) to pan fry; to sauté [CE-DICT] (熸) extinguish (of fire) [CE-DICT] (牋) letter; note-paper [CE-DICT] (犍) bullock [CE-DICT] (监) hard; strong; solid; firm; to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison [CE-DICT] (笺) letter; note-paper [CE-DICT] (缄) letters; to close; seal [CE-DICT] (缣) thick waterproof silk [CE-DICT] (肩) shoulder [CE-DICT] (艰) difficult; hard; hardship [CE-DICT] (菅) (grass); Themeda forsbali [CE-DICT] (菺) Althaea rosea [CE-DICT] (蒹) reed [CE-DICT] (蕑) Eupatorium chinensis; surname Jian [CE-DICT] (蕳) orchid (same as 蘭草|兰草); Eupatorium (same as 蕑) [CE-DICT] (豜) fully grown pig; 3-year old pig [CE-DICT] (豣) variant of 豜 [CE-DICT] (鑯) awl; sharp iron point [CE-DICT] (间) between; among; space; classifier for time intervals [CE-DICT] (鞬) a quiver on a horse; a store [CE-DICT] (鞯) saddle blanket [CE-DICT] (鬋) to hang down (hair) [CE-DICT] (鰜) a flounder; flatfish [CE-DICT] (鲣) bonito [CE-DICT] (鹣) mythical bird with one eye and one wing [CE-DICT] (堅) strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute [CE-DICT] (姦) adultery [CE-DICT] (戔) narrow; small [CE-DICT] (殲) annihilate; abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机, fighter plane; Jianji, PRC fighter plane based on Soviet MiG; usually 殲擊8型| 歼击8型 [CE-DICT] (淺) sound of moving water [CE-DICT] (漸) imbue [CE-DICT] (監) hard; strong; solid; firm; to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison [CE-DICT] (箋) letter; note-paper [CE-DICT] (緘) letters; to close; seal [CE-DICT] (縑) thick waterproof silk [CE-DICT] (艱) difficult; hard; hardship [CE-DICT] (間) between; among; space; classifier for time intervals [CE-DICT] (韉) saddle blanket [CE-DICT] (鰹) bonito [CE-DICT] (鶼) mythical bird with one eye and one wing [CE-DICT] de2 (得) to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished [CE-DICT] (徳) Japanese variant of 德 [CE-DICT] (德) Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind [CE-DICT] (惪) variant of 德, ethics [CE-DICT] (锝) technetium Tc, transition metal, atomic number 43 [CE-DICT] (鍀) technetium Tc, transition metal, atomic number 43 [CE-DICT]
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