左右开弓

Traditional: 左右開弓

zuǒ yòu kāi gōng

Dictionary entry

lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)

What does 左右开弓 mean?

左右开弓 (zuǒ yòu kāi gōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)

2fig. to display ambidexterity

3to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession

4to use both feet equally (football)

Character breakdown

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左Zuǒsurname Zuo 右yòu(bound form) right; right-hand side · (bound form) (politics) right of center 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 弓Gōngsurname Gong

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How to pronounce 左右开弓

左右开弓

zuǒ yòu kāi gōng

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