Chinese Word: 鱼与熊掌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鱼 yú 与 yǔ 熊 xióng 掌 zhǎng (Trad.: 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

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1		yàn yǔ 谚语。 yú 鱼 yǔ 与 xióng zhǎng 熊掌 bù néng 不能 jiān dé 兼得。 You can't make an omelet without permanently deafening someone.
2		zhōng guó 中国 kě néng 可能 yǒu 有 yú 鱼 yǔ 与 xióng zhǎng 熊掌 yě 也。 China could have its cake and eat it too.
3		yīn wèi 因为 nǐ 你 bù néng 不能 yú 鱼 yǔ 与 xióng zhǎng 熊掌 jiān dé 兼得。 You can't have your cake and eat it, too.
4		dì sì 第四 bù fen 部分 wèi 为 “ yú 鱼 yǔ 与 xióng zhǎng 熊掌 zhī jiān 之间 ” 。 Part four is "Delima Between Fish and Bear"s Paw.
5		ào bā mǎ 奥巴马 sì hū 似乎 xiǎng 想 yào 要 yú 鱼 yǔ 与 xióng zhǎng 熊掌 jiān dé 兼得。 Mr Obama, it seems, wants it both ways.

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1		yàn yǔ 谚语。 yú 鱼 yǔ 与 xióng zhǎng 熊掌 bù néng 不能 jiān dé 兼得。 You can't make an omelet without permanently deafening someone.
2		zhōng guó 中国 kě néng 可能 yǒu 有 yú 鱼 yǔ 与 xióng zhǎng 熊掌 yě 也。 China could have its cake and eat it too.
3		yīn wèi 因为 nǐ 你 bù néng 不能 yú 鱼 yǔ 与 xióng zhǎng 熊掌 jiān dé 兼得。 You can't have your cake and eat it, too.
4		dì sì 第四 bù fen 部分 wèi 为 “ yú 鱼 yǔ 与 xióng zhǎng 熊掌 zhī jiān 之间 ” 。 Part four is "Delima Between Fish and Bear"s Paw.
5		ào bā mǎ 奥巴马 sì hū 似乎 xiǎng 想 yào 要 yú 鱼 yǔ 与 xióng zhǎng 熊掌 jiān dé 兼得。 Mr Obama, it seems, wants it both ways.

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