「魚與熊掌不可兼得」
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| Pronunciation： | jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2 bat1 ho2 gim1 dak1 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
魚 fish 與 and; with 熊 bear 掌 palm; paw; to slap; to control; to be in charge of 不 no; negator; not 可 can, may; can; may; to be able to; -able; right? 兼 and; simultaneous; concurrent; cum 得 okay; to get; only have; (suffix); advantage; gain; to equal to; to receive; to calculate; to compute; to only have; acceptable; can; able to; great; good; to have even done; to stay still |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
you must choose one or the other; you can't have your cake and eat it; literally: you can't have both the fish and the bear's paw at the same time
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