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左右逢源
 
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zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  • lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  • fig. to turn everything into gold
  • to have everything going one's way
  • to benefit from both sides

左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán

左右逢源
1 左右两边都能够得到水源。指学道有得,即可得心应手,取用不竭。语本《孟子.离娄下》:「资之深,则取之左右逢其原。」后比喻办事得心应手或处事圆滑。清.朱彝尊〈合刻集韵类篇序〉:「纽分畛域,注相引证,庶乎取诸左右逢源矣夫。」也作「左右逢原」。

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