河有两岸,事有两面 河有兩岸,事有兩面 河有兩岸,事有兩面

a river has two banks, a matter has two sides

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Every issue has two sides, so look at both. Close to 'there are two sides to every story'.
Simplified
河有两岸,事有两面
Traditional (Taiwan)
河有兩岸,事有兩面
Pinyin
hé yǒu liǎng'àn, shì yǒu liǎngmiàn
Bopomofo
ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋ,ㄕˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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