jiǎo​cǎi​liǎng​zhī​chuán

to sit on the fence

  • created reference approved 脚踩两只船/腳踩兩隻船 → 脚踏两只船/腳踏兩隻船 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    脚踩两只船 / 腳踩兩隻船 jiǎo​cǎi​liǎng​zhī​chuán

    脚踏两只船 / 腳踏兩隻船 jiǎo​tà​liǎng​zhī​chuán

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 脚踩两只船/腳踩兩隻船 → 脚踏两条船/腳踏兩條船 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    脚踩两只船 / 腳踩兩隻船 jiǎo​cǎi​liǎng​zhī​chuán

    脚踏两条船 / 腳踏兩條船 jiǎo​tà​liǎng​tiáo​chuán

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 脚踩两只船/腳踩兩隻船 · jiǎo​cǎi​liǎng​zhī​chuán · to sit on the fence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    脚踩两只船 / 腳踩兩隻船

    jiǎo​cǎi​liǎng​zhī​chuán

    to sit on the fence

    to have a foot in both camps; to stay friendly with two opposing sides for personal gain or as a backup plan

    脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot 踩 (literal) → 踩 · cǎi · to step on 两 (literal) → 两/兩 · liǎng · two 只 (literal) → 只/隻 · zhī · [classifier] 船 (literal) → 船 · chuán · boat

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 脚踩两只船/腳踩兩隻船 · jiǎo​cǎi​liǎng​zhī​chuán · to two-time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    脚踩两只船 / 腳踩兩隻船

    jiǎo​cǎi​liǎng​zhī​chuán

    to two-time

    to have a romantic affair; to date two people at the same time

    脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot 踩 (literal) → 踩 · cǎi · to step on 两 (literal) → 两/兩 · liǎng · two 只 (literal) → 只/隻 · zhī · [classifier] 船 (literal) → 船 · chuán · boat

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

    created sense