"Double-edged" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 shuāng miàn double-sided / two-faced / double-edged / reversible
 bǎo jiàn (double-edged) sword / CL:把[ba3],方[fang1]
 shuāng rèn double-edged blade
 bì zi double-edged fine-toothed comb / grate
 shuāng rèn jiàn double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)
 liǎng miàn rèn double-edged sword
 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
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