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兩頭蛇 (loeng5 tau4 se4) — a person who plays both sides, having an axe to grind (lit., "two headed snake") in Cantonese

loengˏ₅兩tauˎ₄頭seˎ₄蛇
简 两头蛇
Mandarin Pinyin: liang3 tou2 she2

Meaning of 兩頭蛇

nouna person who plays both sides, having an axe to grind (lit., "two headed snake")
noun(n.) literally: a snake with a head at each end; a disloyal, two-faced person who usually tries to take advantage of different sides; a Chinese chess tactic

Example Sentences with 兩頭蛇

keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做loengˏ₅兩tauˎ₄頭seˊ²蛇
He plays both sides.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心loengˏ₅兩tauˎ₄頭seˊ²蛇
Be careful of two-faced people.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係loengˏ₅兩tauˎ₄頭seˊ²蛇
Such a hypocrite!
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係loengˏ₅兩tauˎ₄頭seˊ²蛇
He's a two-faced person.
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Characters in 兩頭蛇

兩loeng5
loeng2 & liang3
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle
蛇se4
to goof off

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