一分为二

Traditional form:

一分為二

Pinyin (reading):

yīfēnwéi'èr

Definitions:

• one divides into two
• to be two-sided
• there are two sides to everything
• to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 二 - two; twice

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 二 - two; twice