网开三面

Traditional: 網開三面

wǎng kāi sān miàn

Dictionary entry

to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly

What does 网开三面 mean?

网开三面 (wǎng kāi sān miàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to leave the net open on three sides (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 三Sānsurname San 面miànface · side

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网开三面

wǎng kāi sān miàn

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