兩面不討好
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Contents
1
Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Idiom
1.2.1
Synonyms
Chinese
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two
sides
;
both
sides;
both
directions
two
sides
;
both
sides;
both
directions
; both
ways
not; no
to
ingratiate
oneself with; to
please
; to
court
to
ingratiate
oneself with; to
please
; to
court
; to
curry favour
with
trad.
(
兩面不討好
)
兩面
不
討好
simp.
(
两面不讨好
)
两面
不
讨好
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo
[Phonetic: liǎngmiànbù
táo
hǎo]
Zhuyin
:
ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo
Wade–Giles
:
liang
3
-mien
4
pu
4
tʻao
3
-hao
3
Yale
:
lyǎng-myàn bù tǎu-hǎu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
leangmiann bu taohao
Palladius
:
лянмянь бу таохао
(ljanmjanʹ bu taoxao)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Idiom
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兩面不討好
damn if you do, damn if you don't
(literally, "both parties are displeased")
Synonyms
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左右都不是
兩頭都不討好
/
两头都不讨好
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