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兩面人

简两面人 · 繁兩面人

Mandarin · pinyin liǎng miàn rén

two-faced person

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兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce

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3–4–2 · liang3 mian4 ren2

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noun

a person who speaks out of both sides of one's mouth; a person who says whatever one wants to hear

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