得饒人處且饒人

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Chinese[edit]

 
get; obtain; gain
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
to spare man; person; people
 
a place; location; spot
a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with
further; moreover to spare man; person; people
trad. (得饒人處且饒人)
simp. (得饶人处且饶人)

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Proverb[edit]

得饒人處且饒人

  1. (idiomatic) sometimes it's better to forgive someone than to persist on looking further into the mistake made by the said person