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鱼与熊掌不可兼得【yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé】

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

鱼与熊掌不可兼得【yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé】

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

鱼

HSK 2

含义fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

拼音yú

与

HSK 4

含义and; with; to; for; give, grant

拼音yǔ

熊

HSK 54

含义a bear; brilliant; bright; surname

拼音xióng

掌

HSK 52

含义palm of hand, sole of foot, paw

拼音zhǎng

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

可

HSK 21

含义may, can, -able; possibly

拼音kě

兼

HSK 7-94

含义unite, combine; connect; and

拼音jiān

得

HSK 11

含义obtain, get, gain, acquire

拼音dé