凡事留一線，他日好相見 [－－－－线－－－－－见]

Jyutping faan4 si6 lau4 jat1 sin3 taa1 jat6 hou2 soeng1 gin3
Pinyin fán shì liú yī xiàn ， tā rì hǎo xiāng jiàn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    指​人生​長​路​漫漫​，​總有​再次​相遇​、​打交道​嘅​機​會​，​勸人​行事​唔​好​做​得​太絕​，​要​留有​餘地
    a saying means that two people will meet again, or to say how small the world is, need not to push everything into extreme. Literally: To leave everything a line, you will be easier when you meet others some days later
    • 正所謂「凡事留一線，他日好相見」，既然佢肯道歉同賠償，不如件事就咁算啦。
      正所谓「凡事留一线，他日好相见」，既然佢肯道歉同赔偿，不如件事就咁算啦。
      The old wisedom said "To leave everything a room for manoeuvre, you will be easier when you meet others some days later", as he had apologized and compensated for the lost, I think we should forgive him for this issue.
  2. 近義詞
    山水有相逢、得饒人處且饒人
  3. 參看
    凡事留一線，日後好相見
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    正所谓「凡事留一线，他日好相见」，既然佢肯道歉同赔偿，不如件事就咁算啦。
    正所謂「凡事留一線，他日好相見」，既然佢肯道歉同賠償，不如件事就咁算啦。
    • The old wisedom said "To leave everything a room for manoeuvre, you will be easier when you meet others some days later", as he had apologized and compensated for the lost, I think we should forgive him for this issue.