liǎng
miàn
sān
dāo

idiom
common

Meaning of 两面三刀

两面三刀 means double-dealing; two-faced; treacherous. Pronounced liǎng miàn sān dāo.

  • double-dealing; two-faced; treacherous

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
ge
rén
zuǐ
tián
xīn
 
liǎng
miàn
sān
dāo
 
qiān
wàn
néng
qīng
xìn
 

This person is sweet-tongued but malicious, two-faced; you must never trust him lightly.

zài
gōng
shuǎ
liǎng
miàn
sān
dāo
 
tiǎo
tóng
shì
guān
 

He engages in double-dealing at the company, sowing discord among colleagues.

Zhè
zhǒng
liǎng
miàn
sān
dāo
de
rén
 
biǎo
miàn
shàng
gēn
chēng
xiōng
dào
 
bèi
néng
jīng
tǒng
dāo
le
 

This kind of two-faced person might be calling you 'brother' to your face, while stabbing you in the back.

Zhèng
zhì
dòu
zhēng
zhōng
 
zuì
dào
liǎng
miàn
sān
dāo
de
méng
yǒu
 

In political struggles, what you fear most is encountering a double-dealing ally.