鱼与熊掌

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

variant of 歟|欤[yu2]

and / to give / together with

to take part in

surname Yu

fish / CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]

surname Xiong

bear / (coll.) to scold / to rebuke / (coll.) weak / incapable

palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield

bear paw (as food)

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