Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Achieving two complete or perfect outcomes simultaneously; having both aspects fully accomplished or preserved. This term describes a situation, solution, or action that successfully fulfills two (often competing or separate) objectives entirely, leaving nothing lacking in either. It emphasizes completeness and perfection in both parts of a duality.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy tìm được một giải pháp lưỡng toàn. (He found a solution that perfectly achieves both goals.)
  • Giữ được danh dự và lợi ích, đó mới là lưỡng toàn. (To preserve both honor and benefit, that is truly achieving both perfectly.)
  • Mưu sự lưỡng toàn rất khó. (To devise a plan that perfectly secures both ends is very difficult.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in formal, literary, or strategic contexts to discuss ideals in diplomacy, problem-solving, or moral conduct where compromise without loss is achieved.
• It can imply a skillful or wise arrangement that avoids sacrifice or trade-offs.

Variants and Related Words

• Lưỡng toàn kế (n): A stratagem or plan that achieves two perfect outcomes.
  • Đó thực sự là một lưỡng toàn kế. (That is truly a perfect two-fold stratagem.)

Synonyms

• Killing two birds with one stone: (Idiomatic) Achieving two aims with a single action. (Note: This is more casual and focuses on efficiency, while "lưỡng toàn" emphasizes and in both outcomes.)
• Win-win: A situation where all parties benefit. (Note: This focuses on mutual benefit, while "lưỡng toàn" can apply to a single actor achieving two personal goals perfectly.)

Related Idioms

• Lưỡng toàn kỳ mỹ: A variant phrase meaning "perfect in both aspects," often used to describe something aesthetically or morally perfect from two angles.
  • Công việc này cần một kết quả lưỡng toàn kỳ mỹ. (This task requires a result that is perfectly beautiful in both respects.)