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姑息養奸 (gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1) — toleration nurtures evildoers; over-indulgence nourishes evil; to tolerate evil is to abet it in Cantonese

guˉ¹姑sikˉ¹息joengˏ₅養gaanˉ¹奸
简 姑息养奸
Mandarin Pinyin: gu1 xi1 yang3 jian1

Meaning of 姑息養奸

nountoleration nurtures evildoers; over-indulgence nourishes evil; to tolerate evil is to abet it
noun慈母出敗兒

Characters in 姑息養奸

姑gu1
husband's mother; mother-in-law
息sik1
interest; payback; income
養joeng5
rest; convalesce; recuperate
奸gaan1
selfish; unscrupulous; profiteering

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