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字词 打人莫打膝, 道人莫道实。
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打人莫打膝, 道人莫道实。

Dǎ rén mò dǎ xī; dào rén mò dào shí.

打人莫打膝, 道人莫道實。

Lit Never strike a person on the knee (cap) [i.e., a vital spot], [and] never criticize a person completely.

Fig Always leave a person some “face” or a “way out.”

Note [Cf. Song dynasty Yuan Cai's Xuán Shī Shǐ Fàn, chap. 2.]

Topics CRITICISM FACE PRIVACY Song dynasty Xuán Shī Shǐ Fàn Yuan_Cai

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