huòxīní

Chinese (Traditional) to English translation and meaning.

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和稀泥ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄋㄧˊ harmony+scarce+mud to try to smooth things over xwɔ˥˩ ɕi˥ ni˧˥ (0.02) #
huò xī ní - (idiomatic, figurative, colloquial) to try to smooth things over (by blurring the line between right and wrong, in disregard of principles); bothsidesism
to try to smooth things over / to paper over the issues / to gloss things over

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