好人難做
hǎo​rén​nán​zuò

it is hard to be a good person

  • created sense approved 好人难做/好人難做 · hǎo​rén​nán​zuò · it is hard to be a good person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好人难做 / 好人難做

    hǎo​rén​nán​zuò

    it is hard to be a good person

    It is difficult to act as a person of integrity or to satisfy everyone's expectations; it is hard to please everybody.

    好人 (literal) → 好人 · hǎo​rén · good person 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 做 (literal) → 做 · zuò · to be

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    created sense