两头和番 — “To stir up trouble or sow discord between two parties”
两头和番 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble or sow discord between two parties”. To play both ends against the middle.
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两头和番 Pronunciation and Pinyin
两头和番 Character Breakdown
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他这个人最喜欢两头和番，总是搞得大家之间产生误会。
He loves to stir up trouble between people, always causing misunderstandings among everyone.
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Synonyms of 两头和番
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- liǎng两shì世wéi为rén人to feel reborn after surviving danger
- liǎng两liǎng两sān三sān三in small groups
- liǎng两quán全qí其měi美satisfy both sides
- liǎng两xiāng厢qíng情yuàn愿both parties willing
- liǎng两yè叶yǎn掩mù目deluded by trivialities
- liǎng两guó国jiāo交bīng兵，，bù不zhǎn斩lái来shǐ使Do not harm messengers in war
- liǎng两guó国xiāng相zhàn战，，bù不zhǎn斩lái来shǐ使Do not harm envoys even in war
- liǎng两tóu头sān三xù绪conflicting thoughts and worries
- liǎng两tóu头sān三miàn面two-faced and inconsistent
- liǎng两tóu头dān担xīn心worried about both ends
- liǎng两tóu头bái白miàn面Deceive both parties to gain favor
- liǎng两xiǎo小wú无cāi猜innocent childhood sweethearts
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What does 两头和番 mean?
两头和番 (liǎng tóu hé fān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble or sow discord between two parties”.
How do you pronounce 两头和番?
两头和番 is pronounced liǎng tóu hé fān in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 两头和番?
指两面拨弄、搅和。