二ふた股また

noun

two-timing; seeing two people romantically at the same time

Refers to dating or being romantically involved with two people simultaneously without their knowledge. Often used in the phrase 二股をかける.

• 彼かれは二ふた股またをかけているのが彼かの女じょにばれた。

  He got caught two-timing by his girlfriend.

• 二ふた股またはやめたほうがいいよ。

  You'd better stop seeing two people at once.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

fork; bifurcation; branch; dichotomy

Physical or abstract splitting into two branches. Can refer to a fork in a road, river, tree branch, or a division into two parts.

• この道みちをまっすぐ行いくと、二ふた股またに分わかれています。

  If you go straight down this road, it forks.

• 川かわが二ふた股またに分わかれる地ち点てん。

  The point where the river splits into two branches.

noun

fence-sitting; playing both sides; hedging

Metaphorical extension of the fork image: not committing to one side, trying to keep options open, or playing both ends against the middle. Often used in political or business contexts.

• 彼かれは二ふた股またをかけるような態たい度どで、どちらの意い見けんにも賛さん成せいしている。

  He's fence-sitting, agreeing with both opinions.

• 選せん挙きょ前まえに二ふた股またをかけるのは有ゆう権けん者しゃに嫌きらわれる。

  Fence-sitting before an election is disliked by voters.