yǒu​lì​yǒu​bì

to have both pros and cons

  • created sense approved 有利有弊 · yǒu​lì​yǒu​bì · to have both pros and cons — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    有利有弊

    yǒu​lì​yǒu​bì

    to have both pros and cons

    to have both advantages and disadvantages; to be a double-edged sword

    有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 利 (literal) → 利 · lì · benefit 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 弊 (literal) → 弊 · bì · disadvantage

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense