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略跡原情

简略迹原情 · 繁略跡原情

Mandarin · pinyin lüè jì yuán qíng

to overlook past faults (idiom); to forgive and forget

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略: lüè · approximately, roughly; outline
跡: Look up this written character
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
迹: jì · traces, impressions, footprints

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4–4–2–2 · lu:e4 ji4 yuan2 qing2

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loek6 zik1 jyun4 cing4

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(idiomatic) to forgive and forget

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