HEYGOW ASMR

Trouble between people

10 phrases
HD
rě máfan.
惹麻烦。
ENasking for trouble
HD
nào bièniu.
闹别扭。
ENin a sulk with each other
HD
sī pò liǎn.
撕破脸。
ENan open falling-out
HD
gè zhí yì cí.
各执一词。
ENeach sticking to their story
HD
dà shì huà xiǎo.
大事化小。
ENplay it down
HD
dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén.
得饶人处且饶人。
ENlet it go where you can
HD
xī shì níng rén.
息事宁人。
ENsmooth things over
HD
huǒ shàng jiāo yóu.
火上浇油。
ENadding fuel to the fire
HD
gè tuì yí bù.
各退一步。
ENboth give ground
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yí xiào mǐn ēnchóu.
一笑泯恩仇。
ENlet a laugh wash it away

大事化小 - turn a big matter into a small one - is half of a longer saying whose second half is 小事化了, make the small matter vanish, and together they describe the default Chinese approach to conflict. 撕破脸 - to tear the face open - is what happens when that fails.