裡外不是人
See also: 里外不是人
Chinese
| to not be | man; person; people | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (裡外不是人/裏外不是人) | 裡外/裏外 | 不是 | 人 | |
| simp. (里外不是人) | 里外 | 不是 | 人 | |
| Literally: “to be not a human being completely”. | ||||
Pronunciation
Idiom
裡外不是人
- unable to make anybody happy; please none of them
- 這件事你還是別插手吧！免得到最後裡外不是人，好心沒好報。 [MSC, trad.]
- Zhè jiàn shì nǐ háishì bié chāshǒu ba! Miǎndé dào zuìhòu lǐwàibùshìrén, hǎoxīnméihǎobào. [Pinyin]
- I wouldn't get involved in this if I were you! You'll try to please all of them, but in the end, you'll please none of them.
这件事你还是别插手吧！免得到最后里外不是人，好心没好报。 [MSC, simp.]
Derived terms
- 豬八戒照鏡子——裡外不是人／猪八戒照镜子——里外不是人 (Zhū Bājiè zhào jìngzǐ, lǐwàibùshìrén)
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