zhòng​kǒu​nán​tiáo

it's hard to please everyone

  • created sense approved 众口难调/眾口難調 · zhòng​kǒu​nán​tiáo · it's hard to please everyone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    众口难调 / 眾口難調

    zhòng​kǒu​nán​tiáo

    it's hard to please everyone

    (idiom) literally meaning it is difficult to cook a meal that suits every person's taste; used to describe a situation where it is impossible to satisfy everyone's different opinions or needs

    众 (literal) → 众/眾 · zhòng · many 口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · taste 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 调 (literal) → 调/調 · tiáo · to mix

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