粵

磨mo4心sam1

mo4 sam1mo6 sam1mò xīn

English

  1. among midst of conflicting opinions
  2. person who is innocently involved in something, for example a quarrel, and suffered from it

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 立場中立,但係要幫對立嘅人協調同調停嘅人;喺多方都受氣嘅人

Examples

  • 男人一唔小心就會做咗婆媳關係入面嘅磨心。

    A man would easily become the mediator between his mother and his wife.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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