zuǒ yòu
left and right
nearby
approximately
attendant
to control
to influence
zuǒ yòu shǒu
left and right hands
(fig.) capable assistant
right-hand man
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
fig. to turn everything into gold
to have everything going one's way
to benefit from both sides
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
zuǒ yòu liǎng nán
dilemma
quandary
Scylla and Charybdis
between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
zuǒ yòu gōu quán
left hook and right hook (boxing)
the old one-two
zuǒ yòu tǎn
to take sides with
to be partial to
to be biased
to favor one side
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
fig. to display ambidexterity
to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
to use both feet equally (football)
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