左右

左右

1. left and right
2. left and right sides; both sides

   • 參差荇菜，左右流之。…窈窕淑女，琴瑟友之。參差荇菜、左右芼之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     参差荇菜，左右流之。…窈窕淑女，琴瑟友之。参差荇菜、左右芼之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Cēncī xìngcài, zuǒyòu liú zhī.... Yǎotiǎoshūnǚ, qínsè yǒu zhī. Cēncī xìngcài, zuǒ yòu mào zhī. [Pinyin]

     Here long, there short, is the duckweed, To the left, to the right, borne about by the current. […]
     The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady: With lutes, small and large, let us give her friendly welcome.
     Here long, there short, is the duckweed; On the left, on the right, we cook and present it.

3. entourage; retinue; attendants

左右

1. about; or so; or thereabouts; around; approximately

   他身高可能在三米左右。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Tā shēngāo kěnéng zài sān mǐ zuǒyòu. [Pinyin]

   He was about three meters tall.

   30分鐘左右 [Cantonese, trad.]
   30分钟左右 [Cantonese, simp.]

   saam¹ sap⁶ fan¹ zung¹ zo² jau^6-2 [Jyutping]

   about 30 minutes

   我估計溫度都在十度左右吧。 [MSC, trad.]
   我估计温度都在十度左右吧。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ gūjì wēndù dōu zài shí dù zuǒyòu ba. [Pinyin]

   I guess the temperature is around ten degrees now.

左右

1. to control; to manipulate; to influence

From 左(さ) (sa, “left”) + 右(ゆう) (yū, “right”).

• (Tokyo) さゆう [sáꜜyùù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠jɯ̟ː]

左(さ)右(ゆう) • (sayū) 

1. left and right

   横(おう)断(だん)歩(ほ)道(どう)を渡(わた)る前(まえ)には、左(さ)右(ゆう)を確(かく)認(にん)する。

   Ōdanhodō o wataru mae ni wa, sayū o kakunin suru.

   Check left and right before you cross the road.

2. both sides
3. control
4. influence

• (right and left): 右(みぎ)左(ひだり) (migihidari)
• (control): 支(し)配(はい) (shihai)
• (influence): 影(えい)響(きょう) (eikyō)

• 上下左右
• 前後左右
• 左右一対
• 左右軸
• 左右相称
• 左右対称

左(さ)右(ゆう)する • (sayū suru) suru (stem 左(さ)右(ゆう)し (sayū shi), past 左(さ)右(ゆう)した (sayū shita))

1. to sway, to influence
2. to have under one's control

左右(そう) • (sō) ^{←さう (sau)?}

1. (obsolete) left and right
2. letter; tidings

   Synonym: 便り (tayori)

   • 1883, 아메노모리 호슈(雨森芳洲) [Amenomori Hōshū], “晝夜”, in 浦瀬裕, editor, 재간교린수지(再刊交隣須知) (Jaegan'gyorinsuji)‎^{NDL NLK}, 外務省 edition, volume 1:

     初七日 七日コロハサウガアリマセウ

     shonanoka nanoka koro wa sō ga arimashō

     7th: There will probably be tidings on the 7th.

     初七日 초(初)일엣날ᄶᅳᆷ 긔별(寄別)이 잇ᄉᆞ오리 (original Korean)

   • 1883, 아메노모리 호슈(雨森芳洲) [Amenomori Hōshū], “語辭”, in 浦瀬裕, editor, 재간교린수지(再刊交隣須知) (Jaegan'gyorinsuji)‎^{NDL NLK}, 外務省 edition, volume 3:

     又 マタヨイ左右ガキソウニゴザル

     mata mata yoi sō ga kisō ni gozaru

     Again: It seems like good tidings may come again.

     又 ᄯᅩ 됴흔 긔별(寄別)이 올 듯허오 (original Korean)

左右(さう) • (sau) 

1. (obsolete) left and right

左右 • (jwau) (hangeul 좌우)

1. hanja form^? of 좌우 (“left and right”)

左右

1. chữ Hán form of tả hữu (“left and right”).