| 脚踏两只船 | jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán | to have a foot in both camps / to have a bet each way / to be having an affair | 
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:双,只 / classifier for kicks | 
| 脚 | jué | role (variant of 角) | 
| 脚踏 | jiǎo tà | pedal | 
| 踏 | tā | see 踏实 | 
| 踏 | tà | to tread / to stamp / to step on / to press a pedal / to investigate on the spot | 
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) | 
| 只 | zhī | variant of 只 | 
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just | 
| 只 | zhǐ | variant of 只 | 
| 只 | zhī | grain that has begun to ripen | 
| 只 | zhǐ | variant of 只 | 
| 只 | zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc | 
| 船 | chuán | variant of 船 | 
| 船 | chuán | boat / vessel / ship / CL:条,艘,只 |