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
Min Nan (POJ): lióng-choân-kî-bí

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 t͡ɕʰi³⁵⁻⁵⁵ 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 t͡ʃʰyːn²¹ kʰei̯²¹ mei̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (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

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

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