网开一面

Traditional: 網開一面

wǎng kāi yī miàn

Dictionary entry

open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly

What does 网开一面 mean?

网开一面 (wǎng kāi yī miàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly

2to give one's opponent a way out

3lenient treatment

Character breakdown

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网wǎngnet; web · network 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 一yīone · single 面miànface · side

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网开一面

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