fàng​yī​mǎ

to let someone off

  • created reference approved 放一马/放一馬 → 网开一面/網開一面 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放一马 / 放一馬 fàng​yī​mǎ

    网开一面 / 網開一面 wǎng​kāi​yī​miàn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 放一马/放一馬 → 放他一马/放他一馬 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放一马 / 放一馬 fàng​yī​mǎ

    放他一马 / 放他一馬 fàng​tā​yī​mǎ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 放一马/放一馬 · fàng​yī​mǎ · to let someone off — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放一马 / 放一馬

    fàng​yī​mǎ

    to let someone off

    to give someone a break or let them get away with something; to let someone go instead of punishing or defeating them

    放, 一马

    放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to release 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse

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

    created sense