juéyīng
to forgive a minor offense
- to forgive a minor offense
- To snap the tassel of a hat; based on an anecdote about King Zhuang of Chu, it refers to showing magnanimity and broad-mindedness by not exposing or punishing a small transgression.
- informal party
- (literary) describes a gathering between men and women where people are relaxed and do not strictly follow formal etiquette or grooming.
- one who has committed an offense
- A person who has behaved inappropriately or committed a minor error, referring to the official whose hat string was snapped by the queen in the allusion.