一手托兩家

See also: 一手托两家

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	hand; convenient; ‑er	to hold in one's hand; to entrust; to support in one's palm	both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (一手托兩家)		一	手	托	兩	家
simp. (一手托两家)		一	手	托	两	家
Literally: “to hold hands with both parties”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīshǒu tuō liǎngjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sau² tok³ loeng⁵ gaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīshǒu tuō liǎngjiā [Phonetic: yìshǒu tuō liǎngjiā]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yishǒu tuo liǎngjia
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-shou³ tʻo¹ liang³-chia¹
    • Yale: yī-shǒu twō lyǎng-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishoou tuo leangjia
    • Palladius: ишоу то лянцзя (išou to ljanczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ sau² tok³ loeng⁵ gaa¹
    • Yale: yāt sáu tok léuhng gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sau² tok⁸ loeng⁵ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ seo² tog³ lêng⁵ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɔːk̚³ lœːŋ¹³ kaː⁵⁵/

Idiom

一手托兩家

1. to serve as an honest broker between two parties