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天(てん)秤(びん)にかける
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Meanings

  • expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb, idiomatic expression
    1. to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); to weigh (something) on scales
  • 2. to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

Readings

天秤にかける
(75%)
天秤に掛ける
(15%)
てんびんにかける
(9%)
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