姑息养奸
Traditional form:
姑息養奸
Pinyin (reading):
gūxīyǎngjiān
Definitions:
- to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
Characters:
- 姑 - father's sister; husband's mother
- 息 - to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news
- 养 - to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
- 奸 - crafty, dishonest, selfish; evil, villainous; adultery
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