「順得哥情失嫂意」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: seon6 dak1 go1 cing4 sat1 sou2 ji3
Individual
Character Meaning:
順 smooth; along; to be subservient; to obey
得 okay; to get; only have; (suffix); advantage; gain; to only have; acceptable; can; able to; great; good; to have even done; to receive; to calculate; to compute; to equal to; to stay still
哥 that; seldom used); older brother
情 affection; love; passion; feeling; condition; situation
失 lose; to lose; to miss; mistake; mishap
嫂 daughter-in-law; friend's wife
意 meaning; idea; wish; desire; intention
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
to be caught between two parties or factions, to be in a situation where supporting one party will mean making an enemy of other party; literally: to take one's elder brother's side and lose the favour of his wife
(Cant.) 老lou5婆po4同tung4阿aa3媽maa1嗌aai3緊gan2大daai6交gaau1,順seon6得dak1哥go1情cing4失sat1嫂sou2意ji3,我ngo5幫bong1邊bin1便bin6都dou1死sei2。
(Eng.) My wife and mom are arguing, it's a dilemma – if I take either side, I'll be in trouble.
Synonym: Synonym: 左右做人難 手掌又係肉,手背又係肉
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