和稀泥

huò xī ní

Dictionary entry

to try to smooth things over

What does 和稀泥 mean?

和稀泥 (huò xī ní) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to try to smooth things over

2to paper over the issues

3to gloss things over

Character breakdown

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和héold variant of 和[he2]稀xīsparse; scattered · rare; uncommon 泥nímud · clay

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和稀泥

huò xī ní

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