hé​shì​lǎo

peacemaker

Senses

和事佬 hé​shì​lǎo peacemaker

A person who mediates or settles disputes between others

和事佬 hé​shì​lǎo unprincipled mediator

(derogatory) A person who tries to resolve a dispute by compromising on principles or smoothing things over regardless of right or wrong

References

classifier 和事佬/和事佬 个/個
classifier 和事佬/和事佬 位/位
variant 和事佬/和事佬 和事老/和事老
variant 和事老/和事老 和事佬/和事佬