大人不記小人過

a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

adult / grownup / title of respect toward superiors

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots

small / tiny / few / young

person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character

surname Guo

to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-

(experienced action marker)