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眾口難調

简 众口难调 · 繁 眾口難調
Mandarin · pinyin zhòng kǒu nán tiáo

Meanings

  1. it's difficult to please everyone (idiom)
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眾
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口
kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
難
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調
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众
zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public
难
nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
调
diào · transfer, move, change; tune
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Entries containing 眾口難調 ↗Words written with 眾 ↗Words written with 口 ↗Words written with 難 ↗Words written with 調 ↗Words written with 众 ↗Words written with 难 ↗Words written with 调 ↗

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4–3–2–2 · zhong4 kou3 nan2 tiao2

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