zuǒ yòu féng yuán

左右逢源 (zuǒ yòu féng yuán) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to strike water right and left (idiom); fig. to turn everything into gold; to have everything going one's way”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 左右逢源

左zuǒ · left右yòu · (bound form) right; right-hand side逢féng · to meet by chance源yuán · root

Related words

左left左surname Zuo右(bound form) right; right-hand side左右left and right左边left右边right side来源source (of information etc)资源natural resource (such as water or minerals)资源see 資源縣|资源县[Zi1 yuan2 Xian4]右手right hand能源energy sources; energy左手left hand; left-hand side

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