不咎既往
bù​jiù​jì​wǎng

to let bygones be bygones

  • created reference approved 不咎既往 → 既往不咎 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不咎既往 bù​jiù​jì​wǎng

    既往不咎 jì​wǎng​bù​jiù

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 不咎既往 · bù​jiù​jì​wǎng · to let bygones be bygones — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不咎既往

    bù​jiù​jì​wǎng

    to let bygones be bygones

    To not censure someone for their past misdeeds; to overlook past mistakes. This is the same as [[既往不咎|既往不咎|ji4 wang3 bu4 jiu4]].

    bú​jiù​jì​wǎng

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 咎 (literal) → 咎 · jiù · to blame 既往 (literal) → 既往 · jì​wǎng · the past, formerly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense