大人不計小人過

大人不計小人過

See also: 大人不计小人过

Chinese

		adult; grown-up; Your Excellency adult; grown-up; Your Excellency; His Excellency	to not count; to disregard	villain; person of low position	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
trad. (大人不計小人過)		大人	不計	小人	過
simp. (大人不计小人过)		大人	不计	小人	过
Literally: “A greater man does not make note of a lesser man's faults.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàrén bùjì xiǎorén guò

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dàrén bùjì xiǎorén guò [Phonetic: dàrén bújì xiǎorén guò]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahren bujih sheauren guoh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàrén bùjì siǎorén guò
    • IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵ kwɔ⁵¹/

Proverb

大人不計小人過

1. It is best to forgive and forget.

Synonyms

• 大人不記小人過／大人不记小人过 (dàrén bù jì xiǎorén guò)