裡外不是人

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See also: 里外不是人

Chinese

to not be man; person; people
trad. (裡外不是人/裏外不是人) 裡外/裏外 不是
simp. (里外不是人) 里外 不是
Literally: “to be not a human being completely”.

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Idiom

裡外不是人

  1. unable to make anybody happy; please none of them
    還是插手免得最後裡外不是人好心沒好報 [MSC, trad.]
    还是插手免得最后里外不是人好心没好报 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè jiàn shì nǐ háishì bié chāshǒu ba! Miǎndé dào zuìhòu lǐwàibùshìrén, hǎoxīnméihǎobào.
    I wouldn't get involved in this if I were you! You'll try to please all of them, but in the end, you'll please none of them.

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