jiǎo​tà​liǎng​tiáo​chuán

to have one's feet in two boats

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  • created reference approved 脚踏两条船/腳踏兩條船 → 脚踏两来舡/腳踏兩來舡 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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

    脚踏两来舡 / 腳踏兩來舡 jiǎo​tà​liǎng​lái​chuán

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  • created sense approved 脚踏两条船/腳踏兩條船 · jiǎo​tà​liǎng​tiáo​chuán · to have one's feet in two boats — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    脚踏两条船 / 腳踏兩條船

    jiǎo​tà​liǎng​tiáo​chuán

    to have one's feet in two boats

    (idiom) to hesitate between two options; to keep one's options open by staying friendly with two opposing sides for personal gain

    脚踏 (literal) → 脚踏/腳踏 · jiǎo​tà · to step on 两 (literal) → 两/兩 · liǎng · two 条 (literal) → 条/條 · tiáo · [long/narrow things] 船 (literal) → 船 · chuán · boat

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 脚踏两条船/腳踏兩條船 · jiǎo​tà​liǎng​tiáo​chuán · to two-time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    脚踏两条船 / 腳踏兩條船

    jiǎo​tà​liǎng​tiáo​chuán

    to two-time

    (idiom) to be involved in a romantic relationship with two people at the same time; to cheat on a partner

    脚踏 (literal) → 脚踏/腳踏 · jiǎo​tà · to step on 两 (literal) → 两/兩 · liǎng · two 条 (literal) → 条/條 · tiáo · [long/narrow things] 船 (literal) → 船 · chuán · boat

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