a chicken and egg situation
US /ə ˈtʃɪkɪn ænd ɛɡ ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/
UK /ə ˈtʃɪkɪn ænd ɛɡ ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/

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situasi ayam dan telur, dilema mana yang lebih dulu
a situation in which it is impossible to say which of two things caused the other
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It's a real chicken and egg situation: do people get stressed because they're busy, or are they busy because they're stressed?
Ini benar-benar situasi ayam dan telur: apakah orang stres karena sibuk, atau mereka sibuk karena stres?
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The problem of poverty and lack of education is often described as a chicken and egg situation.
Masalah kemiskinan dan kurangnya pendidikan sering digambarkan sebagai situasi ayam dan telur.