Chinese

		to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	must not; should not; not be allowed		to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	to die; inpassable; uncrossable to die; inpassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	cannot; must not; should not
simp. and trad. (求生不得，求死不能)		求	生	不得	，	求	死	不能

Idiom

求生不得，求死不能

1. between a rock and a hard place; in a bind; in a pickle

See also

• 進退兩難／进退两难 (jìntuìliǎngnán)
• 進退維谷／进退维谷 (jìntuì wéi gǔ)