冤家宜解不宜结
yuān​jia​yí​jiě​bù​yí​jié

better to make friends than enemies

  • created sense approved 冤家宜解不宜结/冤家宜解不宜結 · yuān​jia​yí​jiě​bù​yí​jié · better to make friends than enemies — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冤家宜解不宜结 / 冤家宜解不宜結

    yuān​jia​yí​jiě​bù​yí​jié

    better to make friends than enemies

    It is better to resolve a grudge than to keep it alive; enemies should seek reconciliation rather than continuing their feud.

    yuān​jiā​yí​jiě​bù​yí​jié

    冤家 (literal) → 冤家 · yuān​jia · enemy 宜 (literal) → 宜 · yí · should 解 (literal) → 解 · jiě · to untie 不宜 (literal) → 不宜 · bù​yí · unsuitable 结 (literal) → 结/結 · jié · to unite

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

    created sense