做醜人
simp做丑人zou6 cau2 jan2zuò chǒu rén
English
- to be the bad guy; to do the tough but necessary things (such as being straightforward and telling someone off)
- Literally "to be the ugly person", figuratively "to play the peacemaker", "to settle a quarrel", "to act as an intermediary and potentially face hostility as a result".
粵語 — Cantonese
- 平息紛爭;喺彼此之間有衝突嘅人中間做調停。
Examples
佢兩個撐到恆,唯有我做醜人搞掂佢啦。
They're being so adversarial; I guess I'll have to mediate.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk