In a dilemma

In a dilemma

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l á ngji ā Nb è IJU ě, which means to describe the situation of distress. It comes from the discussion on the establishment of administrative departments in the western regions.

The origin of Idioms

"Since the end of Qianlong, officials and scholars have been in a dilemma. Those who are not literati, peasants, workers or merchants are five or six generals," Gong Zizhen wrote in his book "the proposal for the establishment of a provincial government in the western regions"

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attribute; used in figurative sentences.