- 基本释义
- 比喻俱为所欲,难于取舍之物。
- 详细释义
- 【解释】:比喻俱为所欲,难于取舍之物。
【出自】:语本《孟子·告子上》:“鱼我所欲也,熊掌亦我所欲也;二者不可得兼,舍鱼而取熊掌者也。”
- 出处
- 语本《孟子·告子上》:“鱼我所欲也,熊掌亦我所欲也;二者不可得兼,舍鱼而取熊掌者也。”
- 英文翻译
- 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 have your cake and eat it
- you can't always get everything you want