橫死掂死

Chinese

unruly; horizontal; across
unruly; horizontal; across; (horizontal character stroke)
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
 weigh in the hand
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
trad. (橫死掂死) 橫 死 掂 死
simp. (横死掂死) 横 死 掂 死
Literally: “either way results in death”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

橫死掂死

  1. (Cantonese) between a rock and a hard place
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