two sides of the same coin

English

Noun

two sides of the same coin pl (plural only)

1. Two aspects of the same thing.

   Low income and poor health are two sides of the same coin.

2. Two things that superficially appear to be opposites but are fundamentally similar.

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: وَجْهَانِ لِعُمْلَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ m du (wajhāni liʕumlatin wāḥidatin)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一體兩面／一体两面 (zh) (yītǐliǎngmiàn)

• Danish: to sider af samme sag
• French: les deux côtés de la médaille (fr) m pl
• German: zwei Seiten einer Medaille
• Japanese: 表裏一体 (hyōriittai), 同じコインの裏表 (onaji koin no uraomote)
• Polish: dwie strony medalu
• Portuguese: dois lados da mesma moeda
• Swedish: två sidor av samma mynt