| 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 |
Yú |
surname Yu |
| 鱼 |
yú |
fish (CL:条,尾) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鳄鱼 and octopi 章鱼) |
| 鱼与熊掌 |
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng |
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 |
| 与 |
yú |
variant of 欤 |
| 与 |
yǔ |
and / to give / together with |
| 与 |
yù |
to take part in |
| 熊 |
Xióng |
surname Xiong |
| 熊 |
xióng |
bear / (coll.) to scold; to rebuke / (coll.) weak; incapable |
| 熊掌 |
xióng zhǎng |
bear paw (as food) |
| 掌 |
zhǎng |
palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不可 |
bù kě |
cannot; should not; must not |
| 可 |
kě |
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however |
| 可 |
kè |
used in 可汗 |
| 兼 |
jiān |
double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time |
| 得 |
dé |
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished |
| 得 |
de |
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 得 |
děi |
to have to / must / ought to / to need to |