宁失一人喜，不结千人怨寧失一人喜，不結千人怨寧失一人喜，不結千人怨

better to lose one person's pleasure than earn a thousand people's resentment

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Don't please one person at the expense of many; consider the majority's interest.

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Simplified: 宁失一人喜，不结千人怨
Traditional (Taiwan): 寧失一人喜，不結千人怨
Pinyin: nìng shī yì rén xǐ, bù jié qiān rén yuàn
Pinyin (Taiwan): níng shī yì rén xǐ, bù jié qiān rén yuàn
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧˇ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄢㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄢˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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