be in a nice hobble
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì NTU ì Li ǎ ngdu ā n, meaning in a dilemma. It comes from Zhang Zhuo.
The origin of Idioms
Zhang Zhuo, the Tang Dynasty, wrote: "the first rat is a man who can advance and retreat."
Idiom usage
It is used as predicate, attributive and object to describe a difficult situation.
be in a nice hobble
Everything is ready but the east wind - wàn shì jù bèi,zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
profound in substance and beautiful in style - chén bó jué lì
The tree is tall and the leaves fall to their roots - shù gāo qiān zhàng,yè luò guī gēn