左右袒 zuǒ yòu tǎn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄢˇ zo2 jau6 taan2
- to take sides with
- to be partial to
- to be biased
- to favor one side
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左
- 左右 zuǒ yòu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ zo2 jau6 left and right
- 左边 左邊 zuǒ bian ㄗㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ zo2 bin1 left
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 崇左 Chóng zuǒ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ sung4 zo2 see 崇左市
- 左上 zuǒ shàng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ zo2 soeng6 upper left
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- 左下 zuǒ xià ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zo2 haa6 lower left
- 左侧 左側 zuǒ cè ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ zo2 zak1 left side
- 左传 左傳 Zuǒ Zhuàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zo2 zyun6 Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋, early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明
- 左倾 左傾 zuǒ qīng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄥ zo2 king1 left-leaning
- 左券 zuǒ quàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ zo2 hyun3 a sure thing
- 左岸 Zuǒ àn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄢˋ zo2 ngon6 Left Bank (in Paris)
- 左思 Zuǒ Sī ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ zo2 si1 Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet
- 左手 zuǒ shǒu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄡˇ zo2 sau2 left hand; left-hand side
- 左拉 Zuǒ lā ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄚ zo2 laai1 Zola (name)
- 左权 左權 Zuǒ quán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ zo2 kyun4 see 左权县
- 左派 zuǒ pài ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄞˋ zo2 paai3 (political) left
- 左营 左營 Zuǒ yíng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄥˊ zo2 jing4 Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
- 左翼 zuǒ yì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ zo2 jik6 left-wing (political)
- 左联 左聯 Zuǒ Lián ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ zo2 lyun4 the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
- 左舵 zuǒ duò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ zo2 to4 left rudder
右
- 右边 右邊 yòu bian ㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ jau6 bin1 right side
- 左右 zuǒ yòu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ zo2 jau6 left and right
- 座右铭 座右銘 zuò yòu míng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zo6 jau6 ming4 motto
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 反右 fǎn yòu ㄈㄢˇ ㄧㄡˋ faan2 jau6 anti-rightist
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- 右上 yòu shàng ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄤˋ jau6 soeng6 upper right
- 右下 yòu xià ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ jau6 haa6 lower right
- 右侧 右側 yòu cè ㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄜˋ jau6 zak1 right side
- 右倾 右傾 yòu qīng ㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ jau6 king1 right-wing
- 右手 yòu shǒu ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ jau6 sau2 right hand
- 右方 yòu fāng ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄤ jau6 fong1 right-hand side
- 右江 Yòu jiāng ㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄤ jau6 gong1 see 右江区
- 右派 yòu pài ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄞˋ jau6 paai3 (political) right
- 右玉 Yòu yù ㄧㄡˋ ㄩˋ jau6 juk6 see 右玉县
- 右翼 yòu yì ㄧㄡˋ ㄧˋ jau6 jik6 the right flank
- 右舵 yòu duò ㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄛˋ jau6 to4 right rudder
- 右舷 yòu xián ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jau6 jin4 starboard (of a ship)
- 右袒 yòu tǎn ㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄢˇ jau6 taan2 to take sides with
- 右转 右轉 yòu zhuǎn ㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ jau6 zyun3 to turn right
- 右面 yòu miàn ㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ jau6 min6 right side
袒
- 偏袒 piān tǎn ㄆㄧㄢ ㄊㄢˇ pin1 taan2 to bare one shoulder
- 右袒 yòu tǎn ㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄢˇ jau6 taan2 to take sides with
- 左袒 zuǒ tǎn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄢˇ zo2 taan2 to take sides with
- 肉袒 ròu tǎn ㄖㄡˋ ㄊㄢˇ juk6 taan2 to make a humble apology (formal writing)
- 膝袒 xī tǎn ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˇ sat1 taan2 to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)
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- 袒免 tǎn miǎn ㄊㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ taan2 min5 to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow
- 袒庇 tǎn bì ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄧˋ taan2 bei3 to shield
- 袒缚 袒縛 tǎn fù ㄊㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ taan2 bok3 to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind
- 袒胸 tǎn xiōng ㄊㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄥ taan2 hung1 to bare the breast
- 袒膊 tǎn bó ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ taan2 bok3 to strip to the waist
- 袒衣 tǎn yī ㄊㄢˇ ㄧ taan2 ji1 to dress in a hurry with part of the body showing
- 袒裼 tǎn xī ㄊㄢˇ ㄒㄧ taan2 sik3 to bare the upper body
- 袒护 袒護 tǎn hù ㄊㄢˇ ㄏㄨˋ taan2 wu6 to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc
- 袒露 tǎn lù ㄊㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋ taan2 lou6 to expose
- 裸袒 luǒ tǎn ㄌㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄢˇ lo2 taan2 naked
- 露袒 lù tǎn ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄢˇ lou6 taan2 exposed
Idioms with these characters
- 宁左勿右 寧左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ning4 zo2 mat6 jau6 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
- 旁门左道 旁門左道 páng mén zuǒ dào ㄆㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ pong4 mun4 zo2 dou6 dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
- 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄤˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ zo2 bong4 jau6 bei3 (idiom) trusted assistant; key aide
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- 左道惑众 左道惑眾 zuǒ dào huò zhòng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ zo2 dou6 waak6 zung3 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 左券在握 zuǒ quàn zài wò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ zo2 hyun3 zoi6 aak1 to be assured of success (idiom)
- 左思右想 zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ zo2 si1 jau6 soeng2 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
- 左拥右抱 左擁右抱 zuǒ yōng yòu bào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ zo2 jung2 jau6 pou5 (idiom) to have a girl on each arm
- 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ zo2 jau6 fung4 jyun4 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
- 左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ zo2 jau6 hoi1 gung1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
- 无出其右 無出其右 wú chū qí yòu ㄨˊ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄧㄡˋ mou4 ceot1 kei4 jau6 (idiom) matchless; without equal; there is nothing better
- 左右两难 左右兩難 zuǒ yòu liǎng nán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ zo2 jau6 loeng5 naan4 (idiom) between a rock and a hard place
- 左右为难 左右為難 zuǒ yòu wéi nán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ zo2 jau6 wai6 naan4 (idiom) between a rock and a hard place