大人不计小人过
dà​rén​bù​jì​xiǎo​rén​guò

let bygones be bygones

  • created sense approved 大人不计小人过/大人不計小人過 · dà​rén​bù​jì​xiǎo​rén​guò · let bygones be bygones — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大人不计小人过 / 大人不計小人過

    dà​rén​bù​jì​xiǎo​rén​guò

    let bygones be bygones

    Describes a person of great character who is generous and does not hold a grudge against someone of lesser status for their mistakes.

    dà​rén​bú​jì​xiǎo​rén​guò

    大人 (literal) → 大人 · dà​rén · great person 不计 (literal) → 不计/不計 · bù​jì · to disregard 小人 (literal) → 小人 · xiǎo​rén · villain 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · error

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

    created sense