Two ends off
The two ends of the sharp pole is that the two ends of the sharp pole can not pick things. It's a metaphor for failure at both ends.
The third fold of Yuan's Guan Hanqing's "save the wind and dust" is: "that woman was photographed by me on weekdays. If she had a divorce letter, she would have gone with a cigarette. If she didn't marry me, she wouldn't have to take off her two ends." example: you're afraid that you can't figure it out in a thousand ways, but you're afraid that you'll make us do it. The first fold of Qi Ying Bu by Wu Ming Shi in Yuan Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : jiān dàn liǎng tóu tuō
Two ends off
betray friends for personal gain. mài yǒu qiú róng
Advance the virtuous and retreat the sycophant. jìn xián tuì nìng
the four corners of the land. jiāng nán hǎi běi
The birds are startled by the fish. niǎo jīng yú hài
See the old man without face. wú miàn mù jiàn jiāng dōng fù lǎo