created sense approved 息事宁人/息事寧人 · xīshìníngrén · to patch up a quarrel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
息事宁人 / 息事寧人
xīshìníngrén
to patch up a quarrel
to mediate or reconcile disputants in order to settle a conflict and keep the peace
xíshìníngrén
息 (literal) → 息 · xī · to stop 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · matter 宁 (literal) → 宁/寧 · níng · peaceful 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person
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created sense approved 息事宁人/息事寧人 · xīshìníngrén · to make concessions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
息事宁人 / 息事寧人
xīshìníngrén
to make concessions
to give in or compromise solely to avoid trouble or further conflict
xíshìníngrén
息 (literal) → 息 · xī · to stop 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · matter 宁 (literal) → 宁/寧 · níng · peaceful 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person
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created sense approved 息事宁人/息事寧人 · xīshìníngrén · to rule without disturbance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
息事宁人 / 息事寧人
xīshìníngrén
to rule without disturbance
originally referred to a policy of governance that avoided causing trouble or disturbing the common people
xíshìníngrén
息 (literal) → 息 · xī · to stop 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · matter 宁 (literal) → 宁/寧 · níng · peaceful 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition