a chicken and egg situation/problem etcEFFECT/INFLUENCEa situation in which it is impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effect 先有鸡还是先有蛋[因果难定]的状况/问题等a chicken and egg situation/problem etc• It's a chicken and egg situation really.
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