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兩肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
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lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom);
fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
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兩腳架
liǎng jiǎo jià
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bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
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兩著兒
liǎng zhāo r
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the same old trick;
illegal device
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兩虎相爭
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
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two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
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兩虎相爭，必有一傷
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng ， bì yǒu yī shāng
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if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom);
if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
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兩虎相鬥
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
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two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries;
a battle of the giants
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兩虎相鬥，必有一傷
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu ， bì yǒu yī shāng
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when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom);
if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
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兩袖清風
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
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lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands;
uncorrupted;
unsoiled by corrupt practices
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兩親
liǎng qīn
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see 雙親|双亲[shuang1 qin1]
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兩訖
liǎng qì
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received and paid for (business term);
the goods delivered and the bill settled
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兩造
liǎng zào
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both parties (to a lawsuit);
plaintiff and defendant
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兩邊
liǎng bian
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either side;
both sides
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兩院
liǎng yuàn
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two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate
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兩院制
liǎng yuàn zhì
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bicameralism;
bicameral legislative system
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兩難
liǎng nán
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dilemma;
quandary;
to face a difficult choice
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兩面
liǎng miàn
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both sides
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兩面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
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two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross;
double dealing and back stabbing
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兩面派
liǎng miàn pài
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two-faced person;
double-dealing
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兩頭
liǎng tóu
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both ends;
both parties to a deal
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兩頭兒
liǎng tóu r
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erhua variant of 兩頭|两头[liang3 tou2]
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兩頰生津
liǎng jiá shēng jīn
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mouth-watering;
to whet one's appetite
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兩點水
liǎng diǎn shuǐ
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name of "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15);
see also 冫[bing1]
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兩黨制
liǎng dǎng zhì
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two-party system
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公兩
gōng liǎng
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hectogram
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分星掰兩
fēn xīng bāi liǎng
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punctilious;
clear and detailed
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