where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
trad. 得饒人處且饒人
Also written 得饒人處且饒人【dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén】
Characters in this word
5得
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to obtain, to get, to gain, to catch (a disease), proper, suitable, proud, contented, to allow, to permit, ready, finished
- Pinyin
- dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 62 of 2500
饶
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surname Rao
- Pinyin
- Ráo
- Traditional
- 饒
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 5489 of 2500
人
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person; people, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- Pinyin
- rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 30 of 2500
处
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to reside, to live, to dwell, to be in, to be situated at, to stay, to get along with, to be in a position of, to deal with, to discipline, to punish
- Pinyin
- chǔ
- Traditional
- 處
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 1757 of 2500
且
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and, moreover, yet, for the time being, to be about to, both (... and...)
- Pinyin
- qiě
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 4235 of 2500