打圓場
simp打圆场daa2 jyun4 coeng4daa2 jyun4 coeng2dǎ yuán chǎng
English
- to help to resolve a dispute
- to smooth things over
- to smooth something over; to mediate a dispute; to make peace
粵語 — Cantonese
- 緩和對峙、衝突嘅氣氛
Examples
佢哋嘅爭拗各有各道理,最後由老細打圓場,話兩個人嘅提議都會試吓。
Both of them argued convincingly for their proposals. In the end, the boss settled the matter by saying he would try out both.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk