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雙管齊下

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Chinese

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two; double; pair
two; double; pair; both
 
to take care (of); to control; to manage
to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; tube; pipe
 
even; neat; identical
even; neat; identical; ready; to make even; simultaneously; place name
 
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
trad. (雙管齊下)
simp. (双管齐下)
Literally: “to paint a picture with two brushes at the same time”.

Etymology

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From the story of Tang-dynasty painter Zhang Zao (張璪), recorded in Tu hua jian wen zhi (《圖畫見聞志》), written by Guo Ruoxu (郭若虛) during the Song dynasty.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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雙管齊下

  1. to use a two-pronged approach; to work along both lines simultaneously

Derived terms

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