hé shì lǎo

和事佬 (hé shì lǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “peacemaker; mediator; (derog.) fixer”.

Meanings

  1. 1peacemaker; mediator
  2. 2(derog.) fixer

Characters in 和事佬

和hé · (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4])事shì · matter佬lǎo · male

Related words

和(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4])和to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence和to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water和to mix (ingredients) together和(literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])和surname He和old variant of 和[he2]事matter事情affair; matter; thing; business故事old practice故事narrative; story; tale

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