和事佬

Chinese

	to settle disputes	man; guy
trad. (和事佬)	和事	佬
simp. ^#(和事佬)	和事	佬
alternative forms	和事老

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): héshìlǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wo⁴ si⁶ lou²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fò-sṳ-ló
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hô-sū-ló

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: héshìlǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: héshìhlǎo
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-shih⁴-lao³
  - Yale: hé-shr̀-lǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hershyhlao
  - Palladius: хэшилао (xɛšilao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: héshìlǎor
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄠˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: héshìhlǎor
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-shih⁴-lao³-ʼrh
  - Yale: hé-shr̀-lǎur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hershyhlaol
  - Palladius: хэшилаор (xɛšilaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wo⁴ si⁶ lou²
  - Yale: wòh sih lóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wo⁴ si⁶ lou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: wo⁴ xi⁶ lou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔː²¹ siː²² lou̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fò-sṳ-ló
  - Hakka Romanization System: foˇ sii lo`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fo² si⁴ lo³
  - Sinological IPA: /fo¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵ lo³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô-sū-ló
  - Tâi-lô: hô-sū-ló
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoisuxloir
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ho²⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ lo⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ho²⁴⁻²² su⁴¹⁻²² lo⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ho¹³⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ lo⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ho²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³⁻¹¹ lo⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ²³⁻³³ su³³⁻²¹ lɤ⁴¹/

Noun

和事佬

(colloquial) mediator; peacemaker (especially one that tries to achieve peace without principles)

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