网开一面,路留一条 網開一面,路留一條 網開一面,路留一條

open one side of the net, leave one road

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Be lenient and leave someone a way out, especially if they can be reformed. Approving of mercy.
Simplified
网开一面,路留一条
Traditional (Taiwan)
網開一面,路留一條
Pinyin
wǎngkāiyímiàn, lù liú yìtiáo
Bopomofo
ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ,ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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