脚踏两条船

Traditional: 腳踏兩條船

jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán

Dictionary entry

lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)

What does 脚踏两条船 mean?

脚踏两条船 (jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)

2fig. to have it both ways

3to run after two hares

4(especially) to have two lovers at the same time

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 条tiáostrip · item 船chuánvariant of 船[chuan2]

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脚踏两条船

jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán

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