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姑息養奸
  gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1   jyutping
  gu1 xi1 yang3 jian1   pinyin
toleration nurtures evildoers; over-indulgence nourishes evil; to tolerate evil is to abet it

[synonym]

In Taiwan, is read as xi2.
Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
姑息養奸 / 姑息养奸

This word has been viewed 1319 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 8th Feb 2014 08:33 and last edited on 19th Oct 2016 02:31
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Characters in this word:

 gu1  -  aunt; sister-in-law
 sik1  -  breath; news; cease; rest; interest
 joeng5  -  support; sustain; breed; rest; foster
 gaan1  -  crafty; disloyal; selfish; adulterous
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