| 不为已甚 |
bù wéi yǐ shèn |
refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment / not be too hard on subject |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
| 为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
| 为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
| 已 |
yǐ |
already / to stop / then / afterwards |
| 甚 |
shén |
variant of 什 |
| 甚 |
shèn |
excessive; undue / to exceed; to be more than / very; extremely / (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2]) |