兩面不討好

Chinese
 
two sides; both sides; both directions
two sides; both sides; both directions; both ways
 not; no
 
to ingratiate oneself with; to please; to court
to ingratiate oneself with; to please; to court; to curry favour with
trad. (兩面不討好) 兩面 不 討好
simp. (两面不讨好) 两面 不 讨好

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo [Phonetic: liǎngmiànbùtáohǎo]
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo
      • Wade–Giles: liang3-mien4 pu4 tʻao3-hao3
      • Yale: lyǎng-myàn bù tǎu-hǎu
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangmiann bu taohao
      • Palladius: лянмянь бу таохао (ljanmjanʹ bu taoxao)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

兩面不討好

  1. damn if you do, damn if you don't (literally, "both parties are displeased")

Synonyms
  • 左右都不是
  • 兩頭都不討好／两头都不讨好
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