| 姑息养奸 |
gū xī yǎng jiān |
to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child |
| 姑 |
gū |
paternal aunt / husband's sister / husband's mother (old) / nun / for the time being (literary) |
| 姑息 |
gū xī |
excessively tolerant / to overindulge (sb) / overly conciliatory / to seek appeasement at any price |
| 息 |
xī |
breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2] |
| 养 |
yǎng |
to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth |
| 奸 |
jiān |
wicked / crafty / traitor / variant of 奸 |
| 奸 |
jiān |
to fornicate / to defile / adultery / rape |