一分為二

一分为二
yīfēnwéièr
  1. one divides into two
  2. to be two-sided
  3. there are two sides to everything
  4. to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)

CEDICT

Homographs

一分為二 yīfēnwéi'èr

Entry Composition

1 一分 yīfēn a few
2 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
3 二 èr
  1. two
  2. 2
  3. (Beijing dialect) stupid

Related entries

兩分法 liǎngfēnfǎ (Maoism) one divides into two