chàng shuāng huáng

Traditional: 唱雙簧

唱双簧 (chàng shuāng huáng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to sing a duet; fig. to collaborate with sb; also used satirically: to play second fiddle to”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to sing a duet
  2. 2fig. to collaborate with sb
  3. 3also used satirically: to play second fiddle to

Characters in 唱双簧

唱chàng · to sing双shuāng · two簧huáng · reed (of a music instrument)

Related words

唱to sing双two双surname Shuang双variant of 雙|双[shuang1]唱歌to sing a song演唱to sing (for an audience)唱片gramophone record双胞胎twin双手both hands演唱会vocal recital or concert双方bilateral歌唱to sing

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