善罢干休
shàn​bà​gān​xiū

to let it go at that

  • created sense approved 善罢干休/善罷乾休 · shàn​bà​gān​xiū · to let it go at that — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    善罢干休 / 善罷乾休

    shàn​bà​gān​xiū

    to let it go at that

    to be willing to leave a matter as it is; to easily compromise or give up on a dispute

    善 (bound) → 善 · shàn · properly 罢 (literal) → 罢/罷 · bà · to stop 干 (literal) → 干/乾 · gān · to dry 休 (bound) → 休 · xiū · to stop

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

    created sense