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和稀泥

huò xī ní

3-character word

What 和稀泥 means

1. to try to smooth things over
2. to paper over the issues
3. to gloss things over

The characters in 和稀泥

• 和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn); (math) sum; to make peace
• 稀xīsparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery
• 泥nímud; clay; paste

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