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Jyutping
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Pinyin
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
fig. to have it both ways
to run after two hares
(especially) to have two lovers at the same time
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to have a foot in both camps
phrase, idiomatic
to have two dates at the same time, to two-time
(syn.) 一腳踏兩船, 一脚踏两船
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
脚踏两条船,必定落空。
腳踏兩條船,必定落空。
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán , bì dìng lào kōng 。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.