大人不計小人過

See also: 大人不计小人过

Chinese

		adult; grown-up; person of high rank	to not count; to disregard	scoundrel or villain; person of low position	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
trad. (大人不計小人過)		大人	不計	小人	過
simp. (大人不计小人过)		大人	不计	小人	过
Literally: “A greater man does not make note of a lesser man's faults.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàrén bùjì xiǎorén guò

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàrén bùjì xiǎorén guò [Phonetic: dàrén bújì xiǎorén guò]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàrén bùjì siǎorén guò
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-jên² pu⁴-chi⁴ hsiao³-jên² kuo⁴
    • Yale: dà-rén bù-jì syǎu-rén gwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahren bujih sheauren guoh
    • Palladius: дажэнь буцзи сяожэнь го (dažɛnʹ buczi sjaožɛnʹ go)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/

Proverb

大人不計小人過

1. It is best to forgive and forget.

Synonyms

• 大人不記小人過／大人不记小人过 (dàrén bù jì xiǎorén guò)