就觉得是大家一起 放弃原则 和稀泥
“I felt like it was just everyone abandoning their principles to play nice.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
您反复跟我强调调解的重要性 我一直都非常反感
“You kept emphasizing the importance of mediation, and I was always so resistant to it.”
就觉 得是 大家 一起 放弃 原则 和稀泥
“I felt like it was just everyone abandoning their principles to play nice.”
对原被告 来回撮合 看哪方更软
“Pushing the plaintiff and defendant together, seeing which side was softer”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese civil law, judicial mediation (调解) is heavily promoted to preserve social harmony, but younger professionals sometimes critique it as unprincipled compromise (和稀泥).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
abandoning principles
Used when criticizing someone for compromising ethical or professional boundaries.
muddling through / playing peacemaker unprincipledly
A vivid colloquial idiom describing attempts to paper over disputes without addressing the root cause or rules.