弁べん慶けいの立たち往おう生じょう

expression, noun

stalemate; deadlock; Benkei's last stand

Idiomatic expression referring to a situation where one is stuck and cannot move forward or backward, like the legendary warrior Benkei who died standing upright while surrounded by enemies. Often used metaphorically for negotiations, projects, or personal dilemmas.

• 交こう渉しょうは弁べん慶けいの立たち往おう生じょうで、どちらも譲ゆずらなかった。

  The negotiations were at a stalemate, with neither side willing to budge.

• 彼かれは仕し事ごとと家か庭ていの間あいだで弁べん慶けいの立たち往おう生じょうに陥おちいっている。

  He is stuck in a deadlock between work and family.