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姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
What 姑息养奸 means
- to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
The characters in 姑息养奸
- 姑gūpaternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old)
- 息xībreath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)
- 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)
- 奸jiānwicked; crafty; traitor
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