犯而不校
fàn'ér​bù​jiào

to not retaliate

  • created reference approved 犯而不校 → 犯而勿校 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    犯而不校 fàn'ér​bù​jiào

    犯而勿校 fàn'ér​wù​jiào

    variant

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  • created sense approved 犯而不校 · fàn'ér​bù​jiào · to not retaliate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    犯而不校

    fàn'ér​bù​jiào

    to not retaliate

    To submit to an insult or offense without seeking revenge or arguing; originally from the "Analects", describing one who does not take offense when others treat them poorly.

    fàn'ér​bú​jiào

    犯 (literal) → 犯 · fàn · to offend 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 校 (literal) → 校 · jiào · to compete

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

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