公说公有理，婆说婆有理

gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ

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1. both sides claim they're right (idiom)

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Child Words of 公说公有理，婆说婆有理

• 公 公 gōng: public
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 理 理 lǐ: texture
• 说 说 shuì: to persuade
• 说 说 shuō: to speak; to talk; to say
• 公有 公有 gōng yǒu: publicly owned
• 婆 婆 pó: grandmother
• 有理 有理 yǒu lǐ: reasonable