粵

左zo2右jau6逢fung4源jyun4

zo2 jau6 fung4 jyun4zuǒ yòu féng yuán

English

  1. lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. to have everything going one's way
  4. to benefit from both sides
  5. to gain advantage from both sides

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻做嘢得心應手或者處事圓滑，兩邊都唔得失

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

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