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  1. to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child

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  • 姑 (姑): paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
  • 息 (息): breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
  • 养 (養): to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth
  • 奸 (奸): wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 姦|奸[jian1]

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