中文 Chinese
  • 魚與熊掌 繁體中文 tranditional chinese魚與熊掌
  • 鱼与熊掌 简体中文 tranditional chinese鱼与熊掌
英文 English Explain:

  • 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
魚與熊掌 鱼与熊掌 English Pronunciation:
  • [yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3]