粵

雙soeng1刃jan6劍gim3

simp双刃剑
soeng1 jan6 gim3shuāng rèn jiàn

English

  1. double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)
  2. double-edged sword; a weapon with a long, metal blade that is sharp at both edges ----
  3. something that acts in two ways, often with one negative and one positive effect

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 兩邊都有刀刃嘅武器（量詞：把）
  2. 比喻同時有正反面作用（量詞：把）

Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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