Chinese word dictionary

既往不咎

jì wǎng bù jiù · to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones; There is no point in crying over spilt milk.

Word information

Simplified既往不咎
Traditional既往不咎
Pinyinjì wǎng bù jiù
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How to learn 既往不咎

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