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Jyutping loeng5 tau4
Pinyin liǎng tóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. both ends
  2. both parties to a deal
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    both ends; either end
  2. noun
    both parties; both sides
    (syn.) 雙頭, 双方, 双头, 雙方
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    把茄子洗了,并把两头去了。
    把茄子洗了,並把兩頭去了。
    bǎ qié zi xǐ le , bìng bǎ liǎng tóu qù le 。
    • Wash the aubergines and remove their ends.
  2. Mandarin
    我们昨天去森林里狩猎并抓到了两头鹿。
    我們昨天去森林裏狩獵並抓到了兩頭鹿。
    wǒ men zuó tiān qù sēn lín lǐ shòu liè bìng zhuā dào liǎo liǎng tóu lù 。
    • We went hunting in the forest and caught two deer yesterday.
  3. Mandarin
    他养了两头猫:一头是黑色的,一头是白色的。
    他養了兩頭貓:一頭是黑色的,一頭是白色的。
    tā yǎng le liǎng tóu māo : yī tóu shì hēi sè de , yī tóu shì bái sè de 。
    • He keeps two cats: one is black, and the other white.
  4. Mandarin
    村里有两头母牛。
    村裏有兩頭母牛。
    cūn lǐ yǒu liǎng tóu mǔ niú 。
    • There are two cows in the village.
  5. Mandarin
    最近三天两头下雨。
    最近三天兩頭下雨。
    zuì jìn sān tiān liǎng tóu xià yǔ 。
    • It has been raining constantly lately.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    两头揗
    兩頭揗
    loeng5 tau4 tan4
    • to wander to and fro
  2. Cantonese
    针冇两头利
    針冇兩頭利
    • one cannot have it two ways; literally: no needle is sharp at both ends
  3. Cantonese
    针冇两头利
    針冇兩頭利
    zam1 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6
    • One cannot have it both ways. (Literally: No pin is sharp on both ends.)
  4. Cantonese
    速速磅唔好两头望
    速速磅唔好兩頭望
    cuk1 cuk1 bong6 m4 hou2 loeng5 tau5 mong6
    • Be quick and pay up!
  5. Cantonese
    针呢,就冇两头利嘅,你都系唔好FF咁多喇。
    針呢,就冇兩頭利嘅,你都係唔好FF咁多喇。
    zam1 ne1, zau6 mou5 loeng5 tau4 lei6 ge3, nei5 dou1 hai6 m4 hou2 e1 fu4 e1 fu4 gam3 do1 laa3.
    • Nothing is ever perfect. Stop daydreaming.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我有两头猪。
    我有兩頭豬。
    wǒ yǒu liǎng tóu zhū .
    • I have two pigs.
  2. Mandarin
    这条路三天两头的挖,坑坑洞洞的,真是寸步难行。政府种种严谨的法律,使得不肖的生意人,大叹寸步难行,再也不能任意剥削了。
    這條路三天兩頭的挖,坑坑洞洞的,真是寸步難行。政府種種嚴謹的法律,使得不肖的生意人,大嘆寸步難行,再也不能任意剝削了。
    zhè tiáo lù sān tiān liǎng tóu de wā , kēng kēng dòng dòng de , zhēn shì cùn bù nán xíng . Zhèngfǔ zhǒng zhǒng yán jǐn de fǎ lǜ , shǐ dé bù xiào de shēng yì rén , dà tàn cùn bù nán xíng , zài yě bù néng rèn yì bō xuē le .
    • They have been digging up this road for the last several days and it is full of potholes. It is really difficult to move forward.
      All kinds of strict government laws make it so that unscrupulous business people lament the fact that it is difficult for them to make headway. They can no longer prey on people at will
  3. Mandarin
    海枣树身无闲枝,直耸三四丈,而树顶四面共生十余枝,叶如栟榈,五年一实,实甚大,如杯碗,核两头不尖,双卷而圆,其味极甘美,安邑御枣无以加也。
    海棗樹身無閒枝,直聳三四丈,而樹頂四面共生十餘枝,葉如栟櫚,五年一實,實甚大,如杯碗,核兩頭不尖,雙卷而圓,其味極甘美,安邑御棗無以加也。
    hǎi zǎo shù shēn wú xián zhī , zhí sǒng sān sì zhàng , ér shù dǐng sì miàn gòng shēng shí yú zhī , yè rú bēn lǘ , wǔ nián yī shí , shí shèn dà , rú bēi wǎn , hé liǎng tóu bù jiān , shuāng juǎn ér yuán , qí wèi jí gān měi , ān yì yù zǎo wú yǐ jiā yě .
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