二に者しゃ択たく一いつ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

choosing between two things; alternative; either-or choice

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Refers to a situation where one must choose between two options, often with the implication that both cannot be taken. Commonly used in formal or logical contexts.

進しん学がくか就しゅう職しょくか、二に者しゃ択たく一いつを迫せまられている。
I am forced to choose between going on to higher education or getting a job.
この問もん題だいは二に者しゃ択たく一いつで答こたえられるほど単たん純じゅんではない。
This problem is not so simple that it can be answered with a simple either-or choice.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉か〈事こと〉かの二に者しゃ択たく一いつan either-or choice between A or B
進しん学がくか就しゅう職しょくかの二に者しゃ択たく一いつを迫せまられた。
I was forced to choose between going on to further education or getting a job.
二に者しゃ択たく一いつの状じょう況きょうに置おかれるto be placed in a situation of having to choose between two options
彼かれは二に者しゃ択たく一いつの状じょう況きょうに置おかれ、悩なやんでいた。
He was placed in a situation where he had to choose between two options and was troubled by it.
二に者しゃ択たく一いつを余よ儀ぎなくされるto be forced into an either-or choice
会かい社しゃの経けい営えい難なんで、二に者しゃ択たく一いつを余よ儀ぎなくされた。
Due to the company's financial troubles, we were forced into an either-or decision.

Expressions

二に者しゃ択たく一いつを迫せまられるbe forced to choose between two alternatives; be presented with two difficult choices