众口难调 — “It's hard to please everyone”
众口难调 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's hard to please everyone”. Tastes differ, so it's difficult to satisfy all; You can't please all people all the time. Literally, “Many mouths hard to satisfy; Difficult to cater to all tastes”.
众口难调 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 众口难调 mean?
众口难调 (zhòng kǒu nán tiáo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's hard to please everyone”.
How do you pronounce 众口难调?
众口难调 is pronounced zhòng kǒu nán tiáo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 众口难调 literally mean?
Literally, 众口难调 means “Many mouths hard to satisfy; Difficult to cater to all tastes”. It is used to mean “it's hard to please everyone”.
What is the Chinese definition of 众口难调?
原意是各人的口味不同，很难做出一种饭菜使所有的人都感到好吃。比喻做事很难让所有的人都满意。