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兩公婆見鬼
Mandarin: liang3 gong1 po2 jian4 gui3
Simplified: 两公婆见鬼
a couple sees a ghost, which means if a couple is inside the house, and one thinks a ghost is spot, then that ghost must be his or her partner
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兩公孫
Mandarin: liang3 Gong1 sun1
Simplified: 两公孙
Grandpa and grandson
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兩分
Mandarin: liang3fen1
Simplified: 两分
two points; two minutes; dichotomy [written and colloquial]
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兩分法
Mandarin: liang3 fen1 fa3
application of the Marxist law that "one divides into two"
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兩千
Mandarin: liang3qian1
Simplified: 两千
two thousands [written and colloquial]
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兩千年
Mandarin: liang3 qian1 nian2
the year 2000; 2000 years
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兩口
Mandarin: liang3 kou3
Simplified: 两口
a married couple; a couple
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兩口兒
Mandarin: liang3 kour3
a married couple (also 兩口, 兩口子)
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兩口子
Mandarin: liang3 kou3 zi5
husband and wife, a (married) couple
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兩可
Mandarin: liang3 ke3
Simplified: 两可
both options are plausible
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兩味
Mandarin: liang3 wei4
Simplified: 两味
three types of sexual services, fellatio and sexual intercourse [colloquial]
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兩回事
Mandarin: liang3 hui2 shi4
two different matters; two entirely different things
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兩國
Mandarin: liang3 guo2
both countries; two countries
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兩婆孫
Mandarin: liang3 po2 sun1
Simplified: 两婆孙
Grandma and grandson
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兩家
Mandarin: liang3 jia1
Simplified: 两家
two families; both parties together; belong to both parties; both parties each have one part
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兩岸
Mandarin: liang3 an4
[1] bilateral; [2] both shores, both coasts; [3] both sides, [4] Taiwan and mainland
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兩岸四地
Mandarin: liang3 an4 si4 di5
Simplified: 两岸四地
lit. two coasts and four lands, including the Greater China region of Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau
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兩岸對話
Mandarin: liang3 an4 dui4 hua4
cross-strait talks - referring to talks between China and Taiwan which face each other across the Strait of Taiwan
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兩岸關係
Mandarin: liang3 an4 guan1 xi5
Simplified: 两岸关系
Cantonese
Cross-Strait relations, are the relations between mainland China and Taiwan
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兩廂情願
Mandarin: liang3 xiang1 qing2 yuan4
in mutual agreement; both parties are willing
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兩性
Mandarin: liang3 xing4
[1] the two sexes - male and female [2] ambisexuality
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兩手
Mandarin: liang3 shou3
Simplified: 两手
skills; ability | one's hands | method
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兩手揈揈
Mandarin: liang3 shou3 hong1 hong1
Cantonese
[Var.] [粵]兩梳蕉 ；[國]兩串蕉； 兩手空空
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兩摳
Mandarin: liang3 kou1
Simplified: 两抠
two kinds of things combine and mixed together
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兩撇雞
Mandarin: liang3 pie1 ji1
Simplified: 两撇鸡
moustache
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兩敗俱傷
Mandarin: liang3 bai4 ju4 shang1
(of two adversaries) neither win; both lose and sustain injury
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兩文三語
Mandarin: liang3 wen2 san1 yu3
Simplified: 两文三语
literate in written Chinese and English, plus also spoken Cantonese, Mandarin and English
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兩方面
Mandarin: liang3 fang1 mian4
Simplified: 两方面
two aspects
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兩旁
Mandarin: liang3 pang2
both sides; either sides | [粵]: 兩便
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兩星期
Mandarin: liang3 xing1 qi1 (PRC), liang3 xing1 qi2 (Taiwan)
fortnight
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