腳踏兩條船

See also: 脚踏两条船

Chinese

		role; foot; base	step on	both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael	measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article	a boat; vessel; ship
trad. (腳踏兩條船)		腳	踏	兩	條	船
simp. (脚踏两条船)		脚	踏	两	条	船
Literally: “feet straddling two boats”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goek³ daap⁶ loeng⁵ tiu⁴ syun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeau tah leang tyau chwan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰä⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: goek³ daap⁶ loeng⁵ tiu⁴ syun⁴
  - Yale: geuk daahp léuhng tìuh syùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goek⁸ daap⁹ loeng⁵ tiu⁴ syn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêg³ dab⁶ lêng⁵ tiu⁴ xun⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kœ̽ːk̚³ täːp̚² lœ̽ːŋ¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹ ʃyːn²¹/

Idiom

腳踏兩條船

to have a foot in both camps
to have two dates at the same time

Synonyms

腳踩兩隻船／脚踩两只船
腳踏兩隻船／脚踏两只船
(to have two dates at the same time): (Cantonese) 一腳踏兩船／一脚踏两船

See also

Thai: เหยียบเรือสองแคม

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