惡惡從短
wù'è​cóng​duǎn

condone someone's faults

  • created sense approved 恶恶从短/惡惡從短 · wù'è​cóng​duǎn · condone someone's faults — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    恶恶从短 / 惡惡從短

    wù'è​cóng​duǎn

    condone someone's faults

    to be lenient or over-indulgent toward the misdeeds of others; to decry evil in name only without taking action or holding them accountable

    恶恶 (literal) → 恶恶/惡惡 · wù'è · to hate evil 从 (literal) → 从/從 · cóng · to comply with 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · weak point

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