兩全其美

兩全其美

Chinese

		to be satisfactory to both parties; to have regard for both sides	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (兩全其美)		兩全	其	美
simp. (两全其美)		两全	其	美

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎngquánqíměi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ cyun⁴ kei⁴ mei⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: liǎngquánqíměi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangchyuanchyimeei
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎngcyuáncíměi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ljɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁵ cyun⁴ kei⁴ mei⁵
    • Yale: léuhng chyùhn kèih méih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ tsyn⁴ kei⁴ mei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ qun⁴ kéi⁴ méi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœ̽ːŋ¹³ t͡ʃʰyːn²¹ kʰei̯²¹ mei̯¹³/

Idiom

兩全其美

1. to reach a resolution that satisfies both sides by taking both sides into consideration; to have it both ways; to have the best of both worlds