一个萝卜两头切

Traditional (Taiwan): 一個蘿蔔兩頭切

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yīgèluóboliǎngtóuqiē ㄧㄍㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄝ

- to have both sides suffer a loss
- to have to deal with two sides at once

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally: one radish cut at both ends
Meaning: Both sides suffer a loss, or you must deal with two sides at once.

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