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Trad. 左傳
- Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]
Trad. 左營
- Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
Trad. 左聯
- the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
- abbr. for 中國左翼作家聯盟|中国左翼作家联盟[Zhong1 guo2 Zuo3 yi4 Zuo4 jia1 Lian2 meng2]
- to fail to meet each other
- to conflict with each other
- to be at odds with
- Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2] to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4] is attributed
- left and right hands
- (fig.) capable assistant
- right-hand man
- to take sides with
- to be partial to
- to be biased
- to favor one side
Trad. 左字頭
- "top of 左 character" component in Chinese characters
- Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader
Trad. 左權縣
- Zuoquan county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
- Chongzuo, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
Trad. 左營區
- Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
- Bairin Left banner of Baarin Züün khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia
- the left is for males, the right is for females (traditional saying)
Trad. 左右兩難
- (idiom) between a rock and a hard place
- in a dilemma
- left hook and right hook (boxing)
- the old one-two
Trad. 左右為難
- (idiom) between a rock and a hard place
- in a dilemma
- lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
- fig. to turn everything into gold
- to have everything going one's way
- to benefit from both sides
Trad. 左右開弓
- lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
- fig. to display ambidexterity
- to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
- to use both feet equally (football)
Trad. 左宗棠雞
- General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
- to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
- to ponder
Trad. 左支右絀
- to be in straitened circumstances
- Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]
- usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4]
Trad. 左道惑眾
- to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
Trad. 左鄰右舍
- neighbors
- next-door neighbors
- related work units
- colleagues doing related work
Trad. 左鄰右里
- see 左鄰右舍|左邻右舍[zuo3 lin2 you4 she4]
Trad. 左顧右盼
- glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
Trad. 寧左勿右
- (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
- Bairin Left banner of Baarin Züün khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia
Trad. 旁門左道
- dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
- dissident group
- Alxa Left Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Züün khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
Trad. 不為左右袒
- to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
Trad. 蘇尼特左旗
- Sonid Left banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
Trad. 春秋左氏傳
- Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]
- usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4]
- Tumed left banner, Mongolian Tümed züün khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
- levofloxacin (broad-spectrum antibacterial agent)
Trad. 左傾機會主義
- (Marxist jargon) left opportunism; ultra-left deviation ignoring objective conditions and pushing for radical goals prematurely
Trad. 顧左右而言他
- (idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion
Trad. 新巴爾虎左旗
- New Barag left banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
- in one ear and out the other
Trad. 科爾沁左翼中旗
- Horqin Left Middle banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Dund khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
Trad. 科爾沁左翼後旗
- Horqin Left Rear banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
Trad. 中國左翼作家聯盟
- the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930