ㄅㄚˊㄑㄧㄢˊqiánˋzhìㄏㄡˋhòu

  1. 比喻陷入困境進退兩難參見跋胡疐尾·韓愈進學解〉:然而不見不見跋前躓後動輒得咎。」跋胡疐尾跋前疐後

to trip forwards or stumble back (idiom, from Book of Songs)​; can't get anything right