一腳踏兩條船 (jat1 goek3 daap6 loeng5 tiu4 syun4 | yi1 jiao3 ta4 liang3 tiao2 chuan2) : being double-minded

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一腳踏兩條船

jat1 goek3 daap6 loeng5 tiu4 syun4

yi1 jiao3 ta4 liang3 tiao2 chuan2

double-minded; two-timing (e.g. a guy having two girlfriends), double-crossing, having divided loyalty; having it both ways, have your cake and eat it

(lit. "one foot stepping into two boats") [Var.] 一腳踏兩船

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

一腳踏兩條船 / 一脚踏两条船

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一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
腳 goek3 - foot, feet
踏 daap6 - step on; tread; go to spot; steady
兩 loeng5 loeng2 - two; pair
條 tiu4 - long narrow piece
船 syun4 - ship; boat; vessel

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