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一體兩面

简一体两面 · 繁一體兩面

Mandarin · pinyin yī tǐ liǎng miàn

(fig.) two sides of the same coin

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce

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1–3–3–4 · yi1 ti3 liang3 mian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 tai2 loeng5 min6

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jat1 tai2 loeng5 min6

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(idiomatic) two sides of the same coin; two different aspects of the same thing

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