Meaning of 夹板气
夹板气 means caught in a crossfire; caught between a rock and a hard place; get it from both sides. Pronounced jiā bǎn qì.
- caught in a crossfire; caught between a rock and a hard place; get it from both sides
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
lǎo老
bǎn板
hé和
wǒ我
tóng同
shì事
yì意
jiàn见
bù不
hé合
，
wǒ我
jiā夹
zài在
zhōng中
jiān间
zhēn真
shì是
shòu受
jìn尽
le了
jiā夹
bǎn板
qì气
。
My boss and my colleague don't agree, and I'm stuck in the middle, really getting it from both sides.
Pó婆
xí媳
chǎo吵
jià架
shí时
，
zhàng丈
fū夫
cháng常
huì会
shòu受
jiā夹
bǎn板
qì气
。
When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law argue, the husband often gets caught in the crossfire.
Zhè这
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
ràng让
wǒ我
shòu受
le了
bù不
shǎo少
jiā夹
bǎn板
qì气
，
kè客
hù户
hé和
gōng公
sī司
dōu都
zài在
gěi给
wǒ我
shī施
yā压
。
This job has put me in a tough spot, with pressure coming from both the client and the company.
Fù父
mǔ母
chǎo吵
jià架
，
hái孩
zi子
wǎng往
wǎng往
jiù就
chéng成
le了
shòu受
jiā夹
bǎn板
qì气
de的
nà那
yī一
gè个
。
When parents argue, the child often ends up being the one caught in the middle.