大人不记小人过

Traditional: 大人不記小人過

dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò

Dictionary entry

a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature

What does 大人不记小人过 mean?

大人不记小人过 (dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-记jìto record · to note 小xiǎosmall · tiny 过Guōsurname Guo

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dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò

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