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大人不记小人过
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大人不记小人过 — “Great people do not remember petty people's faults”

大人不记小人过 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a magnanimous person does not dwell on or hold grudges over the minor faults or offenses of lesser individuals”. Literally, “Great people do not remember petty people's faults”.

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大人不记小人过 Pronunciation and Pinyin

大人不记小人过 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
人
rén2human being, person
不
bù4not
记
jì5remember, record, mark
小
xiǎo3small, little, young, minor
人
rén2human being, person
过
guò7pass, cross, or go over

Example Sentence with 大人不记小人过

这件事虽然他有些冲动,但你作为长辈就大人不记小人过,别和他计较了。
Although he acted a bit impulsively in this matter, as an elder, you should be magnanimous and not hold his minor transgression against him.

Idioms Related to 大人不记小人过

Synonyms of 大人不记小人过

  • dà大ren人bù不jiàn见xiǎo小rén人guài怪Great people do not blame petty people

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

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Questions about 大人不记小人过

What does 大人不记小人过 mean?

大人不记小人过 (dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a magnanimous person does not dwell on or hold grudges over the minor faults or offenses of lesser individuals”.

How do you pronounce 大人不记小人过?

大人不记小人过 is pronounced dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 大人不记小人过 literally mean?

Literally, 大人不记小人过 means “Great people do not remember petty people's faults”. It is used to mean “a magnanimous person does not dwell on or hold grudges over the minor faults or offenses of lesser individuals”.

What is the Chinese definition of 大人不记小人过?

指地位高对地位低的过错加以原谅

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