做磨心 [－－－]

Jyutping zou6 mo6 sam1
Pinyin zuò mó xīn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    比喻​處​於​為​難​嘅​境​況​，​難以​處理​各方​唔​和​諧​嘅​關​係
    to find oneself in the unenviable position of trying to mediate between conflicting groups of people
    • 朋友呢排返工都做緊磨心，好難抽身。
      朋友呢排返工都做紧磨心，好难抽身。
      pang4 jau5 ni1 paai4 faan1 gung1 dou1 zou6 gan2 mo4 sam1, hou2 naan4 cau1 san1.
      My friend is stuck in the middle of conflicts at work, and it's hard to get out of the mess.
    • 佢喺班入面人緣好，但係亦因為咁，每當同學之間有矛盾，佢往往就夾咗喺中間做磨心。
      佢喺班入面人缘好，但系亦因为咁，每当同学之间有矛盾，佢往往就夹咗喺中间做磨心。
      keoi5 hai2 baan1 jap6 min6 jan4 jyun4 hou2, daan6 hai6 jik6 jan1 wai6 gam2, mui5 dong1 tung4 hok6 zi1 gaan1 jau5 maau4 teon5, keoi5 wong5 wong5 zau6 gep6 zo2 hai2 zung1 gaan1 zou6 mo4 sam1.
      He/She has good relationship with everyone in the class. However, this is also the reason why he/she gets stuck in the middle of conflicts between classmates.

做磨心 [－－－]

Jyutping zou6 mo4 sam1
Pinyin zuò mó xīn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    比喻​處​於​為​難​嘅​境​況​，​難以​處理​各方​唔​和​諧​嘅​關​係
    to find oneself in the unenviable position of trying to mediate between conflicting groups of people
    • 朋友呢排返工都做緊磨心，好難抽身。
      朋友呢排返工都做紧磨心，好难抽身。
      pang4 jau5 ni1 paai4 faan1 gung1 dou1 zou6 gan2 mo4 sam1, hou2 naan4 cau1 san1.
      My friend is stuck in the middle of conflicts at work, and it's hard to get out of the mess.
    • 佢喺班入面人緣好，但係亦因為咁，每當同學之間有矛盾，佢往往就夾咗喺中間做磨心。
      佢喺班入面人缘好，但系亦因为咁，每当同学之间有矛盾，佢往往就夹咗喺中间做磨心。
      keoi5 hai2 baan1 jap6 min6 jan4 jyun4 hou2, daan6 hai6 jik6 jan1 wai6 gam2, mui5 dong1 tung4 hok6 zi1 gaan1 jau5 maau4 teon5, keoi5 wong5 wong5 zau6 gep6 zo2 hai2 zung1 gaan1 zou6 mo4 sam1.
      He/She has good relationship with everyone in the class. However, this is also the reason why he/she gets stuck in the middle of conflicts between classmates.

做磨心 [－－－]

Jyutping zou6 mo4 sam1
Pinyin zuò mò xīn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to be the middleman; to be someone suffering because of the contradictory interests of two parties; to be someone who is loathed by both sides
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢喺班入面人缘好，但系亦因为咁，每当同学之间有矛盾，佢往往就夹咗喺中间做磨心。
    佢喺班入面人緣好，但係亦因為咁，每當同學之間有矛盾，佢往往就夾咗喺中間做磨心。
    keoi5 hai2 baan1 jap6 min6 jan4 jyun4 hou2, daan6 hai6 jik6 jan1 wai6 gam2, mui5 dong1 tung4 hok6 zi1 gaan1 jau5 maau4 teon5, keoi5 wong5 wong5 zau6 gep6 zo2 hai2 zung1 gaan1 zou6 mo4 sam1.
    • He/She has good relationship with everyone in the class. However, this is also the reason why he/she gets stuck in the middle of conflicts between classmates.