两全其美 — Chinese idiom
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
Traditional: 兩全其美
Meaning
- to satisfy rival demands
- to get the best of both worlds
- to have it both ways
- to have one's cake and eat it too
Character by character
- 两liǎngtwo, both, pair, couple; ounce
- 全quánwhole, entire, complete; to preserve
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 美měibeautiful, pretty; pleasing
Idioms sharing a character
- 一刀两断 yī dāo liǎng duàn
- 一举两得 yī jǔ liǎng dé
- 三下两下 sān xià liǎng xià
- 三天两头 sān tiān liǎng tóu
- 三番两次 sān fān liǎng cì
- 三言两句 sān yán liǎng jù
- 三言两语 sān yán liǎng yǔ
- 人财两空 rén cái liǎng kōng
- 两手空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
- 两败俱伤 liǎng bài jù shāng
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