双管齐下 in English shuang1 guan3 qi2 xia4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to paint holding two brushes (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to work on two tasks at the same time
  • to attack one problem from two angles at the same time

Simplified Characters

双 管 齐 下

Traditional Characters

雙 管 齊 下

Pinyin

shuang1 guan3 qi2 xia4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

双shuang1surname Shuang 管guan3variant of 管[guan3] 齐qi2(name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 下xia4down