或是 | [huò shì, ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ, 或 是] or; either one or the other #3,382 [Add to Longdo] |
要么 | [yào me, ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄜ˙, 要 么 / 要 麼] or; either one or the other #3,787 [Add to Longdo] |
鱼与熊掌 | [yú yǔ xióng zhǎng, ㄩˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ, 鱼 与 熊 掌 / 魚 與 熊 掌] lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (成语 saw, 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 #60,442 [Add to Longdo] |
鱼与熊掌不可兼得 | [yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé, ㄩˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ, 鱼 与 熊 掌 不 可 兼 得 / 魚 與 熊 掌 不 可 兼 得] lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (成语 saw, 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 [Add to Longdo] |