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左右开弓

zuǒ yòu kāi gōng

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. 3. to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. 4. to use both feet equally (football)

Child Words of 左右开弓

弓
gōng

a bow (weapon)

开
kāi

to open

左右
zuǒ yòu

left and right

右
yòu

(bound form) right; right-hand side