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Meanings for each kanji in 進退
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進 |
advance; proceed; progress; promote |
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退 |
retreat; withdraw; retire; resign; repel; expel; reject |
Sample Sentences for 進退
家主に家賃を払えば、食物を買う金がなくなる。進退きわまったというところだ。
If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea.
進退きわまった。
I am in a tight place.
お金のために、愛してもいない男との生活をつづけるならば、すっかり失望して、進退きわまる時が将来やってくることだろう。
If she continues to live with a man she doesn't love for his money, the day will come when she will despair and be in dire straits.
出処進退の潔さをわきまえている、と彼は言っているけれど、いざとなったらどうだかね。
He always talks as though he knows how to handle himself but you never know how he'll act when the chips are down.
お金のために、愛してもいない男との生活をつづけるならば、すっかり失望して、進退きわまる時が将来やってくることだろう。
If she continues to live with a man she doesn't love for his money, the day will come when she will be utterly frustrated and between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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