- to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly
- to give one's opponent a way out
- lenient treatment
Characters
- 网 (網): net; network
- 开 (開): to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- 三 (三): surname San
- 面 (面): face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
Resources
- Wiktionary: 网开三面
- MDBG: 网开三面
- Examples with 网开三面 on Tatoeba
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