左舵
左舵 zuǒ duò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ zo2 to4
- left rudder
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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[Chong2 zuo3 Shi4]
- 左上 zuǒ shàng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ zo2 soeng6 upper left
- 左下 zuǒ xià ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zo2 haa6 lower left
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
- 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
- 见风使舵見風使舵 jiàn fēng shǐ duò ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄕˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ gin3 fung1 sai2 to4 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- 见风转舵見風轉舵 jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ gin3 fung1 zyun2 to4 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- 随风倒舵隨風倒舵 suí fēng dǎo duò ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ceoi4 fung1 dou2 to4 to trim one's sails with the wind