| 网开三面 |
wǎng kāi sān miàn |
to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment |
| 网 |
wǎng |
net; web / network / to net; to catch with a net |
| 开 |
kāi |
to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away; off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文 / abbr. for 开本, book format |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 面 |
miàn |
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc |
| 面 |
miàn |
variant of 面 |
| 面 |
miàn |
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless |