狗急爱跳墙狗急不跳墙
        
            [gŏu jí ài tiào qiáng gŏu jí bù tiào qiáng]
        
        
            A seemingly contradictory statement translating as 'when a dog is desperate it wants to jump over a wall but actually doesn't.' This paradoxical phrase suggests a complex or confusing emotion, indicating a state of indecision and conflict when under stress.