成语故事:网开一面 Show leniency to people who make mistakes

成语故事:网开一面 Show leniency to people who make mistakes

网开一面

wǎng kāi yī miàn

Show leniency to people who make mistakes

Nearly 4,000 years ago during the Xia Dynasty, a great tribal leader named Tang showed mercy to wildlife by cutting three sides of a net.

大约4000多年以前,在中国的夏朝时期，一位伟大的名叫汤的部落首领,斩断捕兽网的三面，给动物们一条生路。这展现了他的慈悲之心。

Literal meaning: to open one side of the net to let misled birds fly away

Explanation: show leniency to people who make mistakes

E.g

对于愿意改过自新的人，法官都愿意网开一面，给他们一次机会。

duì yú yuàn yì gǎi guò zì xīn de rén ,fǎ guān dōu yuàn yì wǎng kāi yī miàn ,gěi tā men yī cì jī huì .

The judges tend to show leniency to those people who make mistakes but show regret, and give them another chance.

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