網開一面 [网开－－]

Jyutping mong5 hoi1 jat1 min6
Pinyin wǎng kāi yī miàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly
  2. to give one's opponent a way out
  3. lenient treatment
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    將本​應用​嚟​捉​小動​物​嘅​三面​網變成​一面​，​比喻​寬大​仁厚​，​對犯​錯​嘅​人​寬​容​處​置
    to give the wrongdoer a chance; to be lenient
    • 今次我就網開一面，唔同你計較。
      今次我就网开一面，唔同你计较。
      gam1 ci3 ngo5 zau6 mong5 hoi1 jat1 min6, m4 tung4 nei5 gai3 gaau3.
      I will give you a chance and will not haggle with you on this issue.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be lenient and magnanimous with wrongdoers
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今次我就网开一面，唔同你计较。
    今次我就網開一面，唔同你計較。
    gam1 ci3 ngo5 zau6 mong5 hoi1 jat1 min6, m4 tung4 nei5 gai3 gaau3.
    • I will give you a chance and will not haggle with you on this issue.