两端 兩端
两端 兩端 liǎng duān ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢ loeng5 dyun1
- both ends (of a stick etc)
- two extremes
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两 兩
- 两侧 兩側 liǎng cè ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄘㄜˋ loeng5 zak1 two sides; both sides
- 两岸 兩岸 liǎng àn ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋ loeng5 ngon6 bilateral
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 两栖 兩棲 liǎng qī ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧ loeng5 cai1 amphibious
- 两极 兩極 liǎng jí ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧˊ loeng5 gik6 the two poles
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- 两边 兩邊 liǎng biān ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄧㄢ either side; both sides
- 两口子 兩口子 liǎng kǒu zi ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ loeng5 hau2 zi2 husband and wife
- 有两下子 有兩下子 yǒu liǎng xià zi ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ jau5 loeng5 haa6 zi2 to have real skill
- 三两 三兩 sān liǎng ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄤˇ saam1 loeng5 two or three
- 两下 兩下 liǎng xià ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ loeng5 haa5 twice
- 两倍 兩倍 liǎng bèi ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄟˋ loeng5 pui5 twice as much
- 两仪 兩儀 liǎng yí ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄧˊ loeng5 ji4 heaven and earth
- 两全 兩全 liǎng quán ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ loeng5 cyun4 to satisfy both sides
- 两句 兩句 liǎng jù ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄩˋ loeng5 geoi3 (say) a few words
- 两国 兩國 liǎng guó ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ loeng5 gwok3 both countries; the two countries
- 两宋 兩宋 Liǎng Sòng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ loeng5 sung3 the Song dynasty (960-1279)
- 两广 兩廣 Liǎng Guǎng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄤˇ loeng5 gwong2 the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
- 两德 兩德 liǎng Dé ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄜˊ loeng5 dak1 two Germanies
- 两性 兩性 liǎng xìng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ loeng5 sing3 male and female
- 两方 兩方 liǎng fāng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄤ loeng5 fong1 both sides (in contract)
端
- 尖端 jiān duān ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄢ zim1 dyun1 sharp pointed end
- 弊端 bì duān ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bai6 dyun1 systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
- 极端 極端 jí duān ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄢ gik6 dyun1 extreme
- 争端 爭端 zhēng duān ㄓㄥ ㄉㄨㄢ zang1 dyun1 dispute
- 端正 duān zhèng ㄉㄨㄢ ㄓㄥˋ dyun1 zing3 upright
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- 端午节 端午節 Duān wǔ jié ㄉㄨㄢ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ dyun1 ng5 zit3 Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
- 不端 bù duān ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bat1 dyun1 improper
- 中端 zhōng duān ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢ zung1 dyun1 mid-range; mid-tier
- 事端 shì duān ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄢ si6 dyun1 disturbance
- 低端 dī duān ㄉㄧ ㄉㄨㄢ dai1 dyun1 low-end
- 借端 jiè duān ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄢ ze3 dyun1 to use as pretext
- 前端 qián duān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢ cin4 dyun1 front
- 北端 běi duān ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄨㄢ bak1 dyun1 northern extremity
- 南端 nán duān ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢ naam4 dyun1 southern end or extremity
- 台端 tái duān ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄢ toi4 dyun1 you (in a formal letter)
- 单端 單端 dān duān ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨㄢ daan1 dyun1 (electronics) single-ended
- 报端 報端 bào duān ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bou3 dyun1 in the newspaper(s)
- 多端 duō duān ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ do1 dyun1 multifarious
- 底端 dǐ duān ㄉㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄢ dai2 dyun1 bottom
- 后端 後端 hòu duān ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄢ hau6 dyun1 backend (computing)
Idioms with these characters
- 进退两难 進退兩難 jìn tuì liǎng nán ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ zeon3 teoi3 loeng5 naan4 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
- 两败俱伤 兩敗俱傷 liǎng bài jù shāng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄞˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄤ loeng5 baai6 keoi1 soeng1 both sides suffer (idiom)
- 两鬓斑白 兩鬢斑白 liǎng bìn bān bái ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢ ㄅㄞˊ loeng5 ban3 baan1 baak6 (idiom) to have gray hair at the temples
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- 两虎相争 兩虎相爭 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄥ loeng5 fu2 soeng1 zang1 lit. two tigers fighting (idiom)
- 两肋插刀 兩肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄠ loeng5 lak6 caap3 dou1 lit. to take knives in both sides (idiom)
- 两面三刀 兩面三刀 liǎng miàn sān dāo ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄠ loeng5 min6 saam1 dou1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
- 两全其美 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˇ loeng5 cyun4 kei4 mei5 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
- 两手空空 兩手空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄥ loeng5 sau2 hung1 hung1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
- 两袖清风 兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ loeng5 zau6 cing1 fung1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
- 清风两袖 清風兩袖 qīng fēng liǎng xiù ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ cing1 fung1 loeng5 zau6 honest and upright (idiom)
- 百端待举 百端待舉 bǎi duān dài jǔ ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ baak3 dyun1 doi6 geoi2 a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
- 不可端倪 bù kě duān ní ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄋㄧˊ bat1 ho2 dyun1 ngai4 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
- 诡计多端 詭計多端 guǐ jì duō duān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ gwai2 gai3 do1 dyun1 deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous