「姑息」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gu1 sik1
Individual
Character Meaning:
姑 female; lady; for the moment; for the time being; paternal aunt
息 interest; dividend; great-grandchild; to stop; to cease; to end; to rest; breath; news
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
to tolerate; to indulge
(Cant.) 姑息養奸gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1
(Eng.) to tolerate evildoers is to nurture them
(Cant.) 我ngo5哋dei6係hai6唔m4應jing1該goi1姑gu1息sik1貪taam1污wu1。
(Eng.) We shouldn't tolerate any sign of corruption.
(Cant.) 我ngo5哋dei6唔m4應jing1該goi1姑gu1息sik1損syun2害hoi6公gung1眾zung3利lei6益jik1、威wai1脅hip3市si5民man4安on1危ngai4嘅ge3暴bou6力lik6。
(Eng.) We should not tolerate violence which harms public interests and poses threats to citizen's life.
See also: 忍受 容納 容忍 忍 縱容 放縱 恣意 以身試法 坐視不理 容忍 掉以輕心 目無法紀 知法犯法 縱容 袖手旁觀 視若無睹 言出必行 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
Copyrights:© 2021 Hong Kong Lexicography Limited - License
電郵地址
上面呢個欄位係用嚟隔走啲bot嘅。如果你唔係bot,請唔好填寫任何嘢。