Meaning
yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndéyu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3 bu4 ke3 jian1 de2
- 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
Words sharing a character
- 钓鱼 diàoyú to fish (with line and hook)
- 鲨鱼 shāyú shark
- 鳄鱼 èyú alligator
- 参与 cānyù to participate (in sth)
- 与此同时 yǔcǐtóngshí at the same time; meanwhile
- 与众不同 yǔzhòngbùtóng to stand out from the masses (idiom)
- 与否 yǔfǒu whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
- 与其 yǔqí rather than...
- 与日俱增 yǔrìjùzēng to increase steadily
- 与时俱进 yǔshíjùjìn abreast of modern developments