jiǎo​tà​liǎng​zhī​chuán

to have a foot in both camps

Senses

脚踏两只船/ 腳踏兩隻船 jiǎo​tà​liǎng​zhī​chuán to have a foot in both camps

To sit on the fence, keep one's options open, or be non-committal; to dual-play for one's own benefit

脚踏两只船/ 腳踏兩隻船 jiǎo​tà​liǎng​zhī​chuán to have an affair

To be unfaithful in a romantic relationship by dating two people at once

References

same_as 脚踩两只船/腳踩兩隻船 脚踏两只船/腳踏兩隻船
variant 脚踏两条船/腳踏兩條船 脚踏两只船/腳踏兩隻船