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Chinese
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two; double; pair two; double; pair; both |
to take care (of); to control; to manage to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; tube; pipe |
even; neat; identical even; neat; identical; ready; to make even; simultaneously; place name |
under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
| trad. (雙管齊下)
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雙
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管
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齊
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下
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| simp. (双管齐下)
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双
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管
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齐
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下
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| Literally: “to paint a picture with two brushes at the same time”.
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Etymology
From the story of Tang-dynasty painter Zhang Zao (張璪), recorded in Tu hua jian wen zhi (《圖畫見聞志》), written by Guo Ruoxu (郭若虛) during the Song dynasty.
Pronunciation
Idiom
雙管齊下
- to use a two-pronged approach; to work along both lines simultaneously
Derived terms