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得饒人處且饒人
简 得饶人处且饶人 · 繁 得饒人處且饒人Mandarin · pinyin dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén
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- where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
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2–2–2–4–3–2–2 · de2 rao2 ren2 chu4 qie3 rao2 ren2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dak1 jiu4 jan4 cyu3 ce2 jiu4 jan4
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dak1 jiu4 jan4 cyu3 ce2 jiu4 jan4
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proverb
- (idiomatic) sometimes it's better to forgive someone than to persist on looking further into the mistake made by the said person
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