善罢甘休
shàn​bà​gān​xiū

to let the matter rest

  • created reference approved 善罢甘休/善罷甘休 → 善罢干休/善罷乾休 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    善罢甘休 / 善罷甘休 shàn​bà​gān​xiū

    善罢干休 / 善罷乾休 shàn​bà​gān​xiū

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 善罢甘休/善罷甘休 · shàn​bà​gān​xiū · to let the matter rest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    善罢甘休 / 善罷甘休

    shàn​bà​gān​xiū

    to let the matter rest

    to be willing to let a matter go or stop a dispute; often used in the negative to mean one will not let something go until satisfied

    善 (literal) → 善 · shàn · properly 罢 (literal) → 罢/罷 · bà · to stop 甘休 (literal) → 甘休 · gān​xiū · to let something go

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

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