姑息養奸
gū​xī​yǎng​jiān

to tolerate evil is to nurture it

  • created sense approved 姑息养奸/姑息養奸 · gū​xī​yǎng​jiān · to tolerate evil is to nurture it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    姑息养奸 / 姑息養奸

    gū​xī​yǎng​jiān

    to tolerate evil is to nurture it

    (idiom) excessive indulgence or appeasement will only encourage bad people or bad things; to spare the rod and spoil the child

    gū​xí​yǎng​jiān

    姑息 (literal) → 姑息 · gū​xī · to indulge 养 (literal) → 养/養 · yǎng · to cultivate 奸 (literal) → 奸 · jiān · wicked

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    created sense