公親變事主
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Chinese[edit]
mediator | to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion |
victim of a crime; injured party; party | ||
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trad. (公親變事主) | 公親 | 變 | 事主 | |
simp. (公亲变事主) | 公亲 | 变 | 事主 | |
Literally: “The mediator becomes an involved party”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
公親變事主
- (Taiwan) It's hard to be a mediator.
- 你著細膩,毋通公親變事主。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- Lí tio̍h sè-jī, m̄-thang -kong-chhin-piàn-sū-chú. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Be careful not to get yourself involved while negotiating between parties.
你著细腻,毋通公亲变事主。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
References[edit]
- “Entry #60097”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.