| 大人不记小人过 |
dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò |
a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature |
| 大 |
dà |
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 大 |
dài |
see 大夫 |
| 大人 |
dà ren |
adult / grownup / title of respect toward superiors |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 记 |
jì |
to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots |
| 小 |
xiǎo |
small / tiny / few / young |
| 小人 |
xiǎo rén |
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 过 |
Guō |
surname Guo |
| 过 |
guò |
to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- |
| 过 |
guo |
(experienced action marker) |