"兩面不討好" meaning in All languages combined

See 兩面不討好 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Chinese transliterations: liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo [Phonetic:liǎngmiànbùtáohǎo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], liang³-mien⁴ pu⁴ tʻao³-hao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lyǎng-myàn bù tǎu-hǎu [Mandarin, Yale], leangmiann bu taohao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лянмянь бу таохао [Mandarin, Palladius], ljanmjanʹ bu taoxao [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 两面不讨好
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 兩面不討好
  1. damn if you do, damn if you don't Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 左右都不是, 兩頭都不討好/两头都不讨好, 兩頭都不討好, 两头都不讨好
    Sense id: en-兩面不討好-zh-phrase-c0-U0mwM Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "两面不讨好",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "兩面不討好",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "both parties are displeased",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "damn if you do, damn if you don't"
      ],
      "id": "en-兩面不討好-zh-phrase-c0-U0mwM",
      "links": [
        [
          "damn if you do, damn if you don't",
          "damn if you do, damn if you don't"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "左右都不是"
        },
        {
          "word": "兩頭都不討好/两头都不讨好"
        },
        {
          "word": "兩頭都不討好"
        },
        {
          "word": "两头都不讨好"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo [Phonetic:liǎngmiànbùtáohǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liang³-mien⁴ pu⁴ tʻao³-hao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lyǎng-myàn bù tǎu-hǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "leangmiann bu taohao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лянмянь бу таохао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ljanmjanʹ bu taoxao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: liǎngmiànbùtáohǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "兩面不討好"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "两面不讨好",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "兩面不討好",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "both parties are displeased",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "damn if you do, damn if you don't"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "damn if you do, damn if you don't",
          "damn if you do, damn if you don't"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo [Phonetic:liǎngmiànbùtáohǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liang³-mien⁴ pu⁴ tʻao³-hao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lyǎng-myàn bù tǎu-hǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "leangmiann bu taohao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лянмянь бу таохао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ljanmjanʹ bu taoxao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: liǎngmiànbùtáohǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "左右都不是"
    },
    {
      "word": "兩頭都不討好/两头都不讨好"
    },
    {
      "word": "兩頭都不討好"
    },
    {
      "word": "两头都不讨好"
    }
  ],
  "word": "兩面不討好"
}
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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Chinese)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "兩面不討好"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "兩面不討好",
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