Tánpàn pòliè hòu, shuāngfāng jìnrù bùzhànbùhé de jiāngjú.
After negotiations broke down, both sides entered a no-war-no-peace stalemate.
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A four-character set phrase with classic A-B-A-C symmetry (不X不Y). Often used about international relations and labor disputes — situations that are formally unresolved but actively hostile.
