左右袒
zuǒ​yòu​tǎn

to take sides

zuǒ​yòu​tǎn to take sides
  1. 左右 zuǒ​yòu verb
    to control
    To master, control, or influence someone or something.
  2. 袒 tǎn verb
    to shield
    (bound form) to unfairly favor one side in a dispute; to protect or shield someone

zuǒ​yòu​tǎn to bare one's left or right shoulder
  1. 左 zuǒ adjectivenoun
    left
    left; the left side; toward the left; to the left of
  2. 右 yòu nounadjective
    right
    the right side; the direction or position to the right
  3. 袒 tǎn
    to bare
    (bound form) to take off or open one's shirt to expose the upper body or chest; to strip off clothes to reveal skin