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順得哥情失嫂意 (seon6 dak1 go1 cing4 sat1 sou2 yi3) — complying with the wishes of one's elder brother and one would offend his wife in Cantonese

seonˍ₆順dakˉ¹得goˉ¹哥cingˎ₄情satˉ¹失souˊ²嫂yi˗₃意
简 顺得哥情失嫂意
Mandarin Pinyin: shun4 de5 ge1 qing2 shi1 sao3 yi4

Meaning of 順得哥情失嫂意

nouncomplying with the wishes of one's elder brother and one would offend his wife
nounhard to please everybody; please one and you'll offend the other
noun左右做人難

Characters in 順得哥情失嫂意

順seon6
arrange; put in order
得dak1
be satisfied/complacent
哥go1
brother (term of address for an elder male)
情cing4
nature; reason
失sat1
lose
嫂sou2
sister - a form of address for a married woman about one's own age
意ji3
expect; anticipate; foresee

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