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    3. 両天秤をかける

    両天秤をかける

    両りょう天てん秤びんを​か​け​る​

    to try to have it both ways

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    両天秤を掛ける

    りょうてんびんをかける

    Verb

    1.
    to try to have it both ways, to play a double game, to have two strings to one's bow
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    両
    てる・ふたつ…(2)
    both・old Japanese coin・counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)・two
    Kanji
    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    Kanji
    秤
    はかり…(3)
    balances・scales・steelyard
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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