| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 左右 | 左右 | zuǒyòu | - left and right - nearby - approximately - attendant - to control - to influence |
| 左右手 | 左右手 | zuǒyòushǒu | - left and right hands - (fig.) capable assistant - right-hand man |
| 左右袒 | 左右袒 | zuǒyòutǎn | - to take sides with - to be partial to - to be biased - to favor one side |
| 左右两难 | 左右兩難 | zuǒyòuliǎngnán | - dilemma - quandary - Scylla and Charybdis - between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom) |
| 左右共利 | 左右共利 | zuǒyòugònglì | - ambidextrous |
| 左右勾拳 | 左右勾拳 | zuǒyòugōuquán | - left hook and right hook (boxing) - the old one-two |
| 左右逢源 | 左右逢源 | zuǒyòuféngyuán | - lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) - fig. to turn everything into gold - to have everything going one's way - to benefit from both sides |
| 左右开弓 | 左右開弓 | zuǒyòukāigōng | - lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) - fig. to display ambidexterity - to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession - to use both feet equally (football) |
| 不为左右袒 | 不為左右袒 | bùwèizuǒyòutǎn | - to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom) |
| 王顾左右而言他 | 王顧左右而言他 | wánggùzuǒyòuéryántā | - the king looked left and right and then talked of other things - to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom) |
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