手板係肉，手背又係肉 (sau2 baan2 hai6 juk6, sau2 bui3 jau6 hai6 juk6) — difficult on both sides; to be stuck in a very difficult position, facing a hard decision where both choices are just as hard to make; between a rock and a hard place [colloquial] in Cantonese
sauˊ²手baanˊ²板haiˍ₆係juk6,肉，sauˊ²手bui˗₃背jauˍ₆又haiˍ₆係jukˍ₆肉简 手板系肉，手背又系肉
Mandarin Pinyin: shou3ban3 xi4 rou4, shou3bei4 you4 xi4 rou4
Meaning of 手板係肉，手背又係肉
noundifficult on both sides; to be stuck in a very difficult position, facing a hard decision where both choices are just as hard to make; between a rock and a hard place [colloquial]