粵

左zo2右jau6開hoi1弓gung1

simp左右开弓
zo2 jau6 hoi1 gung1zuǒ yòu kāi gōng

English

  1. lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. to use both feet equally (football)
  5. to do something with both left and right arms (or legs) consecutively

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 左手右手或左腳右腳並用

Examples

  • 佢左右開弓,連入兩粒。

    He had two consecutive goals: one left-footed and one right-footed.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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