不上不下

Chinese

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|- ! !not; no

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up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up

!not; no

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under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter

|- !simp. and trad.
(不上不下) | 不 | 上 | 不 | 下 |}

Pronunciation

Idiom

不上不下

  1. between a rock and a hard place
  2. in a bind; in a pickle
  3. describes an awkward situation where one does not know what to do
  4. inappropriate

See also

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