Chinese idioms

 

鸡飞蛋打

(jī fēi dàn dǎ )

Fall between the two stools

 

A: This headache is killing me.

我头好痛。

(wǒ tóu hǎo tòng 。)

 

B: It kills you every day. Come here, I’ll give you a rub.

你哪天头不痛。来,我给你揉揉。

(nǐ nǎ tiān tóu bú tòng 。lái ,wǒ gěi nǐ róu róu 。)

 

A: I feel tired, juggling school and a job at the same time.

唉,又上学又上班好辛苦啊。

(āi ,yòu shàng xué yòu shàng bān hǎo xīn kǔ ā 。)

 

B: You may fall between the two stools. And you have to bear the consequences yourself.

最后鸡飞蛋打可算你自己的。

(zuì hòu jī fēi dàn dǎ kě suàn nǐ zì jǐ de 。)