姑息养奸

[gū xī yǎng jiān]

姑息养奸的英文翻译

基本释义

• to tolerate evil is to abet it

参考释义

姑息养奸 [gū xī yǎng jiān]

• - （宽容坏人坏事） be lenient towards villains and let them grow [develop; run rampant]; be tolerant and indulgent; foster evil propensities by being overlenient; indulge the evildoers; To overlook a serious offence is to countenance it.; To condone the practice of evil is to abet it.; Overindulgence nurtures evil.; To tolerate evil is to abet it.; To be tolerant tends to breed traitors.; Excessive indulgence breeds [tends to breed] traitors.

姑息养奸的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

• 养虎遗患
• 宽纵
• 姑息

【反义词】

• 严惩不贷
• 网开三面
• 斩草除根