公說公有理,婆說婆有理
Chinese edit
just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister |
to speak; to say; persuade (politically) | just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister |
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | to speak; to say; persuade (politically) | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | |||||
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trad. (公說公有理,婆說婆有理/公説公有理,婆説婆有理) | 公 | 說/説 | 公 | 有理 | , | 婆 | 說/説 | 婆 | 有理 | |
simp. (公说公有理,婆说婆有理) | 公 | 说 | 公 | 有理 | , | 婆 | 说 | 婆 | 有理 | |
Literally: “The grandfather/husband says that he has his reason, the grandmother/wife says that she has her reason too”. |
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公說公有理,婆說婆有理
Synonyms edit
- (Min Nan) 公有公情理,婆有婆情理 (Kong ū kong chêng-lí, pô ū pô chêng-lí), 人有人情理,賊有賊情理/人有人情理,贼有贼情理 (Lâng ū lâng chêng-lí, chha̍t ū chha̍t chêng-lí)