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excessively tolerant · to overindulge (sb) · overly conciliatory · to seek appeasement at any price

姑息
gū xī
g+ū·1st tonex+ī·1st tone
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to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child姑息养奸gū xī yǎng jiānto forgive · forgiveness宽恕kuān shù
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