「功過相抵」
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Pronunciation: | gung1 gwo3 soeng1 dai2 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
功 achievement; work; (physics) work; a merit; an accomplishment; efficacy; result; effort; skill 過 to pass; to cross; to transfer; to surpass; to pass a place; to exceed; over again; anew; than 相 photograph; each other; one another; mutual; reciprocal; picture; snapshot; appearance; divination; assist; minister; civil officer; phase 抵 worth; resist; to resist; to withstand; arrive; to bear; endure; (of things) cheap; inexpensive; undervalued; worthwhile |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
a credit cancels out a mistake, or the other way round
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