Shirabe
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) two alternatives
両天秤をかけると失敗する。
You can't have it both ways.
Other forms 両てんびん 【りょうてんびん】 (search-only kanji form)
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expressions (phrasesIchidan verb idiomatic expression to try to have it both ways;to play a double game;to have two strings to one's bow
両天びんにかけようたってそうはいきませんよ。
You can't have it both ways.
Other forms 両天秤に掛ける 【りょうてんびんにかける】 · 両てんびんにかける 【りょうてんびんにかける】 (search-only kanji form)