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輕饒素放

简轻饶素放 · 繁輕饒素放

Mandarin · pinyin qīng ráo sù fàng

easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free

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輕: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
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素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
轻: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
饶: ráo · bountiful, abundant, plentiful

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1–2–4–4 · qing1 rao2 su4 fang4

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