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姑息
姑
gu̅
息
xi̅
excessively tolerant / to overindulge (sb) / overly conciliatory / to seek appeasement at any price
Characters and words in 姑息
姑
gu̅
=
gu
+
Ø1
paternal aunt / husband's sister / husband's mother (old) / nun / for the time being (literary)
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息
xi̅
=
xi
+
Ø1
breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
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Words with 姑息
姑
姑
gu̅
息
息
xi̅
养
養
yǎng
奸
奸
jia̅n
to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
姑
姑
gu̅
息
息
xi̅
遗
遺
yí
患
患
huàn
to tolerate is to abet
Sentences with 姑息
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