既往不咎

Traditional form:

既往不咎

Pinyin (reading):

jìwǎngbùjiù

Definitions:

• to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
• There is no point in crying over spilt milk.

Characters:

• 既 - already, since, then; both; de facto
• 往 - to go, to depart; past, former
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 咎 - fault, defect; error, mistake

Traditional characters:

• 既 - already, since, then; both; de facto
• 往 - to go, to depart; past, former
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 咎 - fault, defect; error, mistake