huò​xī​ní

smooth over

和稀泥 huò​xī​ní
smooth over verb
to try to resolve a dispute in a superficial or unprincipled way by blurring the distinctions between right and wrong to maintain a facade of harmony

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0.030 per million appears in 0% of films
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0.189 per million

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