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open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly · to give one's opponent a way out · lenient treatment

网开一面
wǎng kāi yī miàn
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
magnanimous (idiom) · generous宽大为怀kuān dà wéi huáimagnanimous (idiom); generous宽宏大量kuān hóng dà liàngspacious · wide · lenient宽大kuān dàto leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly · to give one's opponent a way out · lenient treatment网开三面wǎng kāi sān miàn
Antonyms
lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded · petty小肚鸡肠xiǎo dù jī cháng(idiom) narrow-minded; petty; ungenerous心胸狭窄xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi
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