左 ㄗㄨㄛ ˇ zuǒ 右 ㄧㄡ ˋ yòu 逢 ㄈㄥ ˊ féng 源 ㄩㄢ ˊ 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