脚踏两只船 in English jiao3 ta4 liang3 zhi1 chuan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to have a foot in both camps
  • to have a bet each way
  • to be having an affair

Simplified Characters

脚 踏 两 只 船

Traditional Characters

腳 踏 兩 隻 船

Pinyin

jiao3 ta4 liang3 zhi1 chuan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

脚jiao3foot 踏ta4see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5] 两liang3two 只zhi3only 船chuan2variant of 船[chuan2]