Guomindang 国民党[guó mín dǎng] and Chinese Communist Party 共产党[gòng chǎn dǎng]
erhua variant of 小两口[xiǎo liǎng kǒu]
1. (idiom) between a rock and a hard place2. in a dilemma
有两下子 有兩下子 yǒu liǎng xià zi HSK 7–9 1. to have real skill2. to know one's stuff
正反两面 正反兩面 zhèng fǎn liǎng miàn 1. two-way2. reversible3. both sides of the coin
honest and upright (idiom)
1. to haggle over every ounce (idiom)2. to to fuss over minor points3. to be particular about sth
1. the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences2. incompatible standpoints
1. (idiom) to hesitate2. to remain undecided
两眼一摸黑 兩眼一摸黑 liǎng yǎn yī mō hēi (of sb in an unfamiliar situation) helpless and disoriented
汉贼不两立 漢賊不兩立 hàn zéi bù liǎng lì 1. lit. Shu Han 蜀汉[shǔ hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)2. fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky3. (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
脚踏两只船 腳踏兩隻船 jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán 1. to have a foot in both camps2. to have a bet each way3. to be having an affair
此地无银三百两 此地無銀三百兩 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
海峡两岸关系协会 海峽兩岸關係協會 hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
see 两虎相争[liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng]
1. the Song dynasty (960-1279)2. refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)
1. two Germanies2. refers to German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams
(Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 肠粉[cháng fěn] stuffed with youtiao 油条[yóu tiáo]
unparalleled; matchless; unique
1. a step away2. very close
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
1. the same old trick2. illegal device
erhua variant of 两头[liǎng tóu]
(HK) meal of rice with two dishes
(of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate
(fig.) two sides of the same coin
to succeed in both love and business
1. to be even2. to be quits3. to be even-steven
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
disparity between the sexes
两性平等 兩性平等 liǎng xìng píng děng equality between the sexes
两情两愿 兩情兩願 liǎng qíng liǎng yuàn by mutual consent (north China dialect)
Mesopotamian civilization