既往不咎

jì wǎng bù jiù

Dictionary entry

to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones

What does 既往不咎 mean?

既往不咎 (jì wǎng bù jiù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones

2There is no point in crying over spilt milk.

Character breakdown

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既jìalready · since 往wǎngto go (in a direction) · to 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-咎jiùfault · to blame

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既往不咎

jì wǎng bù jiù

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