裡外不是人

See also: 里外不是人

Chinese

 
inside and outside; inside out; completely; no matter what
 to not be man; person; people
trad. (裡外不是人/裏外不是人) 裡外/裏外 不是 人
simp. (里外不是人) 里外 不是 人

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: lǐwài bùshì rén [Phonetic: lǐwài búshì rén]
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liiway bu4shyh ren
      • IPA (key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

Idiom

裡外不是人

  1. unable to make anybody happy; please none of them
    這件事你還是別插手吧！免得到最後裡外不是人，好心沒好報。 [MSC, trad.]
    这件事你还是别插手吧！免得到最后里外不是人，好心没好报。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè jiàn shì nǐ háishì bié chāshǒu ba! Miǎndé dào zuìhòu lǐwàibùshìrén, hǎoxīnméihǎobào. [Pinyin]
    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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