Between a rock and a hard place

dʒɪnfɔː tjuːɪfɔː laɪəŋθɹiː nantuː dʒɪfɔːn tjuːɪfɔː laɪəθɹiːŋ natuːn

In Chinese 进退两难 (jìn tuì liǎng nán)

This Chinese idiom, meaning 'difficult to advance or retreat', describes a difficult situation.