双面胶

    shuāngmiànjiāo

    Meaning: Literally translated as "twin adhesive," this term refers to a man who smoothens the relationship between his mother and his wife and tries to keep a harmonious family just like the "twin adhesive" used to glue two different objects into one. The term might become widely known after Liu Liu, a Chinese author wrote a novel by this title, which was adapted into a popular TV series by the same name in 2007. In the novel, however, the man fails to make peace between his mother and wife, whose conflicts end in a tragedy.

    Example

    A: 小王夫妻俩又闹别扭了？

    Xiǎowáng fūqīliǎ yòu nào biénǐu le?

    Is Wang bickering with his wife again?

    B: 可不是吗，他妈和他媳妇总是话不投机。

    Kě bùshì ma, tā mā hé tā xífù zǒngshì huàbùtóujī。

    Sure he is. His mother seems to have a secret grudge against his wife.

    A: 双面胶可不容易当啊。

    Shuāngmiànjiāo kě bù róngyì dāng a。

    It's not easy to be a "twin adhesive," isn't it?