shègōu
to set aside old grudges
- to set aside old grudges
- (literary) to put aside hatred or personal enmity in order to use someone's talents, referring to the story from the Zuo Zhuan where Qi Huan Gong forgave 管仲 guǎnzhòng for shooting his belt buckle and later appointed him prime minister
- former enemy
- (literary) a person who was once a traitor or a personal enemy but is now valued, alluding to the assassination attempt by 管仲 guǎnzhòng against the future Duke Huan of Qi