Meaning of 姑息养奸
姑息养奸 means to tolerate and thereby encourage wrongdoing; to foster villainy by being over-lenient. Pronounced gū xī yǎng jiān.
- to tolerate and thereby encourage wrongdoing; to foster villainy by being over-lenient
Definitions & Examples
Duì对
fǔ腐
bài败
xíng行
wéi为
jué绝
bù不
néng能
gū姑
xī息
yǎng养
jiān奸
。
We must never tolerate corruption and allow it to flourish.
Jiā家
zhǎng长
rú如
guǒ果
duì对
hái孩
zi子
de的
xiǎo小
cuò错
yí一
wèi味
gū姑
xī息
，
nà那
jiù就
shì是
gū姑
xī息
yǎng养
jiān奸
。
If parents are overly tolerant of their child's minor mistakes, they are fostering wrongdoing.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
hěn很
duō多
wáng王
cháo朝
de的
shuāi衰
luò落
，
dōu都
shì是
cóng从
gū姑
xī息
yǎng养
jiān奸
kāi开
shǐ始
de的
。
The decline of many dynasties in history began with the tolerance of villainy.