- 两全其美 liǎngquánqíměi best of both worlds(idiom) to satisfy both sides or rival claims; to have it both ways so that everyone benefits
- 忠孝两全 zhōngxiàoliǎngquán both loyal and filialLoyal to one's country and filial to one's parents at the same time; to fulfill both duties of loyalty and filial piety.
- 忠孝不能两全 zhōngxiàobùnéngliǎngquán loyalty and filial piety are incompatibleLiterally meaning one cannot satisfy the demands of both loyalty to the state and filial piety to one's parents at the same time; used when a person is forced to choose between duty to their country and duty to their family
- 难以两全 nányǐliǎngquán difficult to have bothdifficult or impossible to satisfy both sides or maintain two different things at once