Vocabulary
いたばさみ板挟み いたばさみ板挟み いたばさみ板挟み

Meaning

being stuck between a rock and a hard place being in a dilemma and being torn between conflicting demands

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いたばさみ
being stuck between a rock and...

Component Analysis

板挟み
being stuck between a rock and a hard place, being in a dilemma, being torn between conflicting demands
いたばさみ
板
plank, board, plate...
いた, ハン, バン
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
反
anti-
そ.る, そ.らす, ハン
𠂆
又
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また, また-, ユウ
挟
pinch, between
はさ.む, はさ.まる, キョウ
扌
( 手 ) hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
夹
( 夾 )
二
two, two radical (no. 7)
ふた, ふた.つ, ニ
大
large, big
おお-, おお.きい, ダイ
从
two people
したが.う, したが.える, ショウ
人
person
ひと, -り, ジン
人
person
ひと, -り, ジン
二
two, two radical (no. 7)
ふた, ふた.つ, ニ
大
large, big
おお-, おお.きい, ダイ
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