善罢甘休 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)

Character by character

• 善shàngood, virtuous, charitable, kind
• 罢bàto cease, to finish, to stop, to quit
• 甘gānsweet, tasty; willing
• 休xiūto rest; to stop; to retire

Idioms sharing a character

• 乏善可陈 fá shàn kě chén
• 兼善天下 jiān shàn tiān xià
• 劝善惩恶 quàn shàn chéng è
• 善始善终 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
• 善有善报 shàn yǒu shàn bào
• 善自为谋 shàn zì wéi móu
• 善自珍摄 shàn zì zhēn shè
• 善解人意 shàn jiě rén yì
• 善财难舍 shàn cái nán shě
• 多愁善感 duō chóu shàn gǎn

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