情有可原 — “Circumstances make it excusable”
情有可原 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be pardonable or excusable due to understandable reasons or circumstances; understandable given the situation”. Literally, “circumstances make it excusable”.
情有可原 Pronunciation and Pinyin
情有可原 Character Breakdown
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- qíng情bù不kě可què却cannot decline due to sentiment
- qíng情bù不zì自kān堪overwhelmed by emotions
- qíng情bù不zì自yǐ已unable to control one's emotions
- qíng情bù不zì自jīn禁unable to restrain one's feelings
- qíng情bù不zì自shèng胜overcome by emotion
- qíng情zhī之suǒ所zhōng钟where one's heart is deeply set
- qíng情rén人yǎn眼lǐ里chū出xī西shī施Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- qíng情qī凄yì意qiè切deeply grieved and distressed
- qíng情tóng同yī一jiā家feel like one family
- qíng情tóng同shǒu手zú足as close as brothers
- qíng情tóng同yáng羊zuǒ左bosom friends willing to die for each other
- qíng情tóng同gǔ骨ròu肉as close as flesh and blood
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Open the tool →Questions about 情有可原
What does 情有可原 mean?
情有可原 (qíng yǒu kě yuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be pardonable or excusable due to understandable reasons or circumstances; understandable given the situation”.
How do you pronounce 情有可原?
情有可原 is pronounced qíng yǒu kě yuán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 情有可原 literally mean?
Literally, 情有可原 means “circumstances make it excusable”. It is used to mean “to be pardonable or excusable due to understandable reasons or circumstances; understandable given the situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 情有可原?
按情理，有可原谅的地方。