熊掌 - xióng zhǎng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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熊掌

xióng zhǎng

Definition

bear paw (as food)

Character Decomposition

Related words (2)

鱼与熊掌

yú yǔ xióng zhǎng

(lit.) the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want; you can't have your cake and eat it

鱼与熊掌不可兼得

yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé

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