两全其美

Traditional: 兩全其美

liǎng quán qí měi

Dictionary entry

to satisfy rival demands (idiom)

What does 两全其美 mean?

两全其美 (liǎng quán qí měi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to satisfy rival demands (idiom)

2to get the best of both worlds

3to have it both ways

4to have one's cake and eat it too

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两liǎngtwo · both 全Quánsurname Quan 其qíhis · her 美Měi(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]) · (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2])

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两全其美

liǎng quán qí měi

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