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順得哥情失嫂意
seon6 dak1 go1 cing4 sat1 sou2 yi3
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hard to please everybody; please one and you'll offend the other [literal] complying with the wishes of one's elder brother and one would offend his wife [synonym] 左右做人難  |
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Characters in this word:順 seon6 - follow, obey; arrange, put in order得 dak1 - get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must 哥 go1 go1*4 - elder brother 情 cing4 - emotion, love, sentiment 失 sat1 - mistake; omission; lose; neglect 嫂 sou2 - elder brother's wife 意 ji3 - wish; meaning; expect |
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