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和事佬

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Collocation

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起和事佬的作用
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……是和事佬
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扮演和事佬的角色
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做/当/充当和事佬

Definition

和事佬:

Literally means:

peacemaker; mediator.

Actually means:

佬, sometimes carries a sense of derogatory, means an adult male.

This phrase refers to a peacemaker or mediator, especially one who is more concerned with stopping the bickering than settling the issue.

It often carries a sense of derogatory.

佬,成年男子(“佬”有时含有轻视的意味)。和事佬,指调解纠纷的人。特指不讲原则的调解人。多含贬义。

Example

Used as object, attributive or subject. (作宾语定语、主语)
1
men
我们
xiǎo
de
shíhou
时候
  
,
di
弟弟
jīngcháng
经常
yīnwèi
因为
xià
下棋
de
shì
gēn
chǎojià
吵架
  
,
měi
每次
dōu
shì
祖父
chūlái
出来
dāng
shìlǎo
和事佬
  

When we were young, my brother often quarreled with me over chess, and every time my grandfather came out to be a peacemaker.

2
Lǎo
老李
tóu
nián
年纪
  
,
jiǎng
yuán
原则
  
,
yòu
yǒu
wēixìn
威信
  
,
shì
chōngdāng
充当
shìlǎo
和事佬
de
rénxuǎn
人选
  

Old Li, old, principled and powerful, is the candidate to act as a peacemaker.

3
Zhège
这个
shìlǎo
和事佬
shì
zài
huò
和稀泥
  
,
duì
de
tiáojiě
调解
  
,
jiā
大家
dōu
mǎn
满意
  

This peacemaker is in and mud, and everyone is not satisfied with his mediation.

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