gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
both sides claim they're right (idiom)
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Original source entry:

公說公有理,婆說婆有理 公说公有理,婆说婆有理 [gong1 shuo1 gong1 you3 li3 , po2 shuo1 po2 you3 li3] /both sides claim they're right (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 公說公有理,婆說婆有理

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