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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

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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得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
處: Look up this written character
且: qiě · moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
饶: ráo · bountiful, abundant, plentiful
处: chù · place, locale; department

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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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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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