宽 容 kuān róng lenient / tolerant / indulgent / charitable / to forgive 宽 kuān wide / broad / loose / relaxed / lenient 宽 大 kuān dà spacious / wide / lenient 留 情 liú qíng to relent (to spare sb's feelings) / to show mercy or forgiveness / to forbear / lenient 假 借 jiǎ jiè to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan 从 宽 cóng kuān lenient / leniently 手 软 shǒu ruǎn to be lenient / to relent / to be reluctant to make a hard decision / to think twice 超 生 chāo shēng to exceed the stipulated limit of a birth-control policy / to be reincarnated / to be lenient 从 轻 cóng qīng to be lenient (in sentencing) 网 开 一 面 wǎng kāi yī miàn open the net on one side (idiom) / let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment 宽 以 待 人 kuān yǐ dài rén to be lenient with others (idiom) 网 开 三 面 wǎng kāi sān miàn to leave the net open on three sides (idiom) / let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment 养 虎 伤 身 yǎng hǔ shāng shēn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom 养 虎 遗 患 yǎng hǔ yí huàn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom 严 以 责 己 宽 以 待 人 yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom) 宽 大 仁 爱 kuān dà rén ài tolerant and lenient (idiom)