公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng​shuō​gōng​yǒu​lǐ​pó​shuō​pó​yǒu​lǐ

both sides claim to be right

  • created sense approved 公说公有理，婆说婆有理/公說公有理，婆說婆有理 · gōng​shuō​gōng​yǒu​lǐ​pó​shuō​pó​yǒu​lǐ · both sides claim to be right — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    公说公有理，婆说婆有理 / 公說公有理，婆說婆有理

    gōng​shuō​gōng​yǒu​lǐ​pó​shuō​pó​yǒu​lǐ

    both sides claim to be right

    Both parties involved in a dispute insist that they are the one in the right and refuse to yield to the other.

    公 (literal) → 公 · gōng · father-in-law 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 公 (literal) → 公 · gōng · father-in-law 有理 (literal) → 有理 · yǒu​lǐ · reasonable ， (non_chinese) 婆 (literal) → 婆 · pó · husband's mother 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 婆 (literal) → 婆 · pó · husband's mother 有理 (literal) → 有理 · yǒu​lǐ · reasonable

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    created sense