Lingaku- to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be on the horns of a dilemma
This idiomatic expression is used to describe a situation where someone faces a difficult choice between two unfavorable options.
I feel torn between work and family.
tā她duì对jiē shòu接受nà ge那个gōng zuò工作jī huì机会gǎn dào感到liǎng nán两难，yīn wèi因为tā它huì会yǐng xiǎng影响tā她de的gè rén个人shēng huó生活。
She feels caught in a dilemma about accepting that job opportunity because it will affect her personal life.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jiè yú liǎng nán介于两难zhī zhōng之中to be caught in a dilemmaxiàn rù陷入liǎng nán两难to fall into a dilemmazài在liǎng nán两难jìng dì境地in a state of dilemmamiàn duì面对liǎng nán两难xuǎn zé选择facing a dilemmagǎn dào感到liǎng nán两难to feel tornliǎng nán两难jué cè决策dilemmatic decisionchǔ yú处于liǎng nán两难jìng dì境地to be in a difficult situationliǎng nán两难kùn jìng困境a predicament of dilemmaxuǎn zé选择liǎng nán两难choosing between two difficultiesliǎng nán两难jú miàn局面a situation of dilemma