騎兩頭馬
qí​liǎng​tóu​mǎ

to play both sides

  • created reference approved 骑两头马/騎兩頭馬 → 骑双头马/騎雙頭馬 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骑两头马 / 騎兩頭馬 qí​liǎng​tóu​mǎ

    骑双头马 / 騎雙頭馬 qí​shuāng​tóu​mǎ

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 骑两头马/騎兩頭馬 · qí​liǎng​tóu​mǎ · to play both sides — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骑两头马 / 騎兩頭馬

    qí​liǎng​tóu​mǎ

    to play both sides

    To be an opportunist by trying to benefit from two opposing sides at once; to be headed in both directions.

    骑, 两头马

    骑 (literal) → 骑/騎 · qí · to ride 两头 (literal) → 两头/兩頭 · liǎng​tou · both sides 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse

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

    created sense