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順得哥情失嫂意
  seon6 dak1 go1 cing4 sat1 sou2 yi3   jyutping
  shun4 de5 ge1 qing2 shi1 sao3 yi4   pinyin
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

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
順得哥情失嫂意 / 顺得哥情失嫂意

This word has been viewed 2157 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 1st Sep 2010 04:50 and last edited on 8th Nov 2015 04:01
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Characters in this word:

 seon6  -  follow, obey; arrange, put in order
 dak1  -  get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
 go1 go1*4  -  elder brother
 cing4  -  emotion, love, sentiment
 sat1  -  mistake; omission; lose; neglect
 sou2  -  elder brother's wife
 ji3  -  wish; meaning; expect
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