众口难调

zhòng kǒu nán tiáo

you cannot please everyone

Character by character

众zhòng
many

口kǒu
mouths

难nán
hard

调tiáo
adjust

十个人一起吃饭，众口难调，点菜是个大问题。

With ten people eating together you cannot please them all; ordering is a real problem.

Tone: neutral.

Learn this in Lesson 5 · HSK 5: 八大菜系 (The eight great cuisines)

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