左右开弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. to use both feet equally (football)

CHARACTERS

左 zuǒ left; east; unorthodox, improper
右 yòu right; west; right-wing
开 kāi open; initiate, begin, start
弓 gōng bow; curved, arched; KangXi radical number 57