不溯既往
bù​sù​jì​wǎng

not to go into past misdeeds

  • created reference approved 不溯既往 → 既往不咎 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不溯既往 bù​sù​jì​wǎng

    既往不咎 jì​wǎng​bù​jiù

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 不溯既往 · bù​sù​jì​wǎng · not to go into past misdeeds — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不溯既往

    bù​sù​jì​wǎng

    not to go into past misdeeds

    Not to investigate or hold someone responsible for past mistakes; to let bygones be bygones.

    bú​sù​jì​wǎng

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 溯 (literal) → 溯 · sù · to trace back 既往 (literal) → 既往 · jì​wǎng · the past, formerly

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

    created sense