和事佬

héshìlǎo
  1. peacemaker; mediator
  2. (derog.) fixer

CEDICT

derogatory

Entry Composition

=1 和 hé old variant of 和 hé
=1 和 hé
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=1 和 hé (literary) harmonious (variant of 和 hé)
2 事 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回
3 佬 lǎo
  1. male
  2. man (Cantonese)