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to satisfy rival demands (idiom) · to get the best of both worlds · to have it both ways · to have one's cake and eat it too

两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
l+iǎng·3rd toneq+üán·2nd toneq+í·2nd tonem+ěi·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) · to kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕yī jiàn shuāng diāo(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom) · (fig.) two birds with one stone一举两得yī jǔ liǎng déboth sides are willing · by mutual consent两相情愿liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn
Antonyms
to burn both jade and common stone · to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)玉石俱焚yù shí jù fénboth sides suffer (idiom) · neither side wins两败俱伤liǎng bài jù shāng
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