杀生不如放生殺生不如放生殺生不如放生

taking life is not as good as releasing life

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Buddhist-flavoured: better to spare living creatures than kill them; figuratively, forgiving people is better than punishing them. Approving of mercy.

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Simplified: 杀生不如放生
Traditional (Taiwan): 殺生不如放生
Pinyin: shāshēng bùrú fàngshēng
Bopomofo: ㄕㄚㄕㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄥ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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