得理不饒人
dé​lǐ​bù​ráo​rén

unwilling to forgive

  • created sense approved 得理不饶人/得理不饒人 · dé​lǐ​bù​ráo​rén · unwilling to forgive — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得理不饶人 / 得理不饒人

    dé​lǐ​bù​ráo​rén

    unwilling to forgive

    (proverb) to be unyielding or show no mercy to those in the wrong when justice is on one's side; to be overbearing because one is in the right

    得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get 理 (literal) → 理 · lǐ · reason 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 饶人 (literal) → 饶人/饒人 · ráo​rén · to forgive or yield to others

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