兩全其美

Chinese

		to be satisfactory to both parties; to have regard for both sides	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (兩全其美)		兩全	其	美
simp. (两全其美)		两全	其	美

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎngquánqíměi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ cyun⁴ kei⁴ mei⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lióng-choân-kî-bí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎngquánqíměi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎngcyuáncíměi
    • Wade–Giles: liang³-chʻüan²-chʻi²-mei³
    • Yale: lyǎng-chywán-chí-měi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangchyuanchyimeei
    • Palladius: лянцюаньцимэй (ljancjuanʹcimɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁵ cyun⁴ kei⁴ mei⁵
    • Yale: léuhng chyùhn kèih méih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ tsyn⁴ kei⁴ mei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ qun⁴ kéi⁴ méi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ¹³ t͡sʰyːn²¹ kʰei̯²¹ mei̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lióng-choân-kî-bí
    • Tâi-lô: lióng-tsuân-kî-bí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liofngzoanki'bie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan²³⁻³³ ki²³⁻³³ bi⁴¹/

Idiom

兩全其美

1. to reach a resolution that satisfies both sides by taking both sides into consideration; to have it both ways; to have the best of both worlds