脚踏两只船

Traditional: 腳踏兩隻船

jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán

Dictionary entry

to have a foot in both camps

What does 脚踏两只船 mean?

脚踏两只船 (jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to have a foot in both camps

2to have a bet each way

3to be having an affair

Character breakdown

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脚jiǎofoot · leg (of an animal or an object)踏tāsee 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]两liǎngtwo · both 只zhīvariant of 隻|只[zhi1]船chuánvariant of 船[chuan2]

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脚踏两只船

jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán

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