左右逢源 in English zuo3 you4 feng2 yuan2 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) to strike water right and left (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically to turn everything into gold
• to have everything going one's way
• to benefit from both sides

Pinyin

zuo3 you4 feng2 yuan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

左zuo3surname Zuo 右you4right (-hand) 逢feng2to meet by chance 源yuan2root