"Double-edged" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 双面 | shuāng miàn | double-sided / two-faced / double-edged / reversible |   |
| 宝剑 | bǎo jiàn | (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) / CL:把[ba3] | |
| 双刃 | shuāng rèn | double-edged blade | |
| 篦子 | bì zi | double-edged fine-toothed comb / grate | |
| 镆铘 | Mò yé | Moye, the name of a legendary double-edged sword | |
| 双刃剑 | shuāng rèn jiàn | double-edged sword (lit. and fig.) | |
| 两面刃 | liǎng miàn rèn | double-edged sword | |
| 水能载舟，亦能覆舟 | shuǐ néng zài zhōu , yì néng fù zhōu | lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) / fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it / if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm / things can be double-edged | |
