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姑息
gū​xī

overindulge

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 姑息养奸 gū​xī​yǎng​jiān coddling evil
    to tolerate and nurture evildoers (idiom); to encourage wrongdoing through over-indulgence
  • 姑息遗患 gū​xī​yí​huàn lenience breeds trouble
    to indulge evil and leave behind a source of trouble; to tolerate is to abet