一進一退

Reading

Kana: いっしんいったい

Romaji: isshin'ittai

Definition

noun

vs

adj-no

1

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

進

Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める

Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote

退

Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く

Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject