左 右 开 弓

zuǒ yòu kāi gōngdictionary entry

lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football)

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Original source entry:

左右開弓 左右开弓 [zuo3 you4 kai1 gong1] /lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)/fig. to display ambidexterity/to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession/to use both feet equally (football)/

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左右开弓

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