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手板係肉，手背又係肉
简 手板系肉，手背又系肉 · 繁 手板係肉，手背又係肉Cantonese · source Jyutpingsau2 baan2 hai6 juk6, sau2 bui3 jau6 hai6 juk6
Meanings
- difficult on both sides; to be stuck in a very difficult position, facing a hard decision where both choices are just as hard to make; between a rock and a hard place [colloquial]
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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: shou3ban3 xi4 rou4, shou3bei4 you4 xi4 rou4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
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