进退维谷

jìn tuì wéi gǔ

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma

trapped; in an impossible situation

进

jìn

to go forward

退

tuì

to retreat; to withdraw

维

wéi

abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3]

谷

gǔ

valley