| 兩 | 468A20 31.42 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄌㄧㄤˇ [liang3] . [Pop.  in sense of “ounce”] | ||
| N. & adj. | Two, in gen. use as adj. in speaking of two pieces, things, sides, parties, dist. 二, used only in counting: 兩百元 two hundred dollars (in counting, 二百元 would be more common); 兩個人 two persons; 兩夫妻 man and wife; 母子兩口兒 the two of them, mother and son; 兩姓婚姻 marriage between two families; 兩頭兒跑 be kept busy between two offices; 兩頭兒大 a marriage where wife and concubine are treated as equal; 兩下子就好了 will finish it in a few moments; 兩邊，兩邊廂，兩面 both sides; 兩造 both parties to contract or litigation; 三心兩意; 猶疑兩可 undecided; 兩訖，兩清 accounts cleared between two parties; 兩不找 goods and payments match; 兩面光 try to please both sides; 兩端 the two extremities; 兩小無猜 two innocent ones, boy and girl, grew up together; 兩相情願 both parties agree of free will, mutual consent; 兩相好 two lovers; 兩虎相鬥 fight between the two biggest (powers, warlords); 兩極 the Arctic and the Antarctic, the North and South Poles; two extremities. | |||||
| Words | 1. 兩棲類 [liang3qi1lei4], n., (zoo.) amphibious animals. 2. 兩腳規 [liang2jiao3gui1], n., compasses. 3. 兩性花 [liang3xing4hua1], n., bisexual flower. 4. 兩造 [liang3zao4], n., both plaintiff and defendant; both parties to contract, lawsuit. 5. 兩樣 [liang3yang4], adj. & n., (1) different, -ce: 有什麼兩樣 is where the difference? opp. 一樣 same; 情形兩樣 the situation is different; (2) two pieces or 兩三樣 two or three. 6. 兩儀 [liang3yi2], n., the [yin1]and the [yang1], the two polarities. 7. 兩院制 [liang3yUan4zhi4], n., bicameral system (House of Commons and House of Lords.). | |||||