不念舊惡

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Chinese

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not; no
to miss; to think of; to read
to miss; to think of; to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; idea; remembrance; twenty
 
old grievance or wrong
trad. (不念舊惡) 舊惡
simp. (不念旧恶) 旧恶

Etymology

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From the Analects, Book 5 (《論語·公冶長》):

子曰:「伯夷、叔齊不念舊惡。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰:「伯夷、叔齐不念旧恶。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐyuē: “Bóyí, Shūqí bù niàn jiù'è, yuàn shì yòng xī.” [Pinyin]
The Master said, "Boyi and Shuqi did not keep the former wickednesses of men in mind, and hence the resentments directed towards them were few."

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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不念舊惡

  1. to not bear a grudge; to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones