姑息養奸 [－－养－]

Jyutping gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1
Pinyin gū xī yǎng jiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    任由​壞人​繼續​做​壞​事​、​錯事​，​唔​加以​阻止​不特止​，​仲令​到​佢​哋​壯​大
    to tolerate evildoers is to nurture them
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    姑息养奸
    姑息養奸
    gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1
    • to tolerate evildoers is to nurture them