give quarter
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ó ngku ā NF ā luॸ, which means to be lenient in punishment and let go lightly. From the book with Zhou Youshan.
Analysis of idioms: lenient treatment, let bygones be bygones and show mercy
The origin of Idioms
Li Zhi of Ming Dynasty wrote a book with Zhou Youshan: "it's no doubt that Zhongni should not do anything else, and all the princes should abide by the Confucian family law, and they should be lenient and allow him to reform."
Idiom usage
It refers to leniency. Example: Mr. Cai first asked Mr. Luo about his daily life, and then he said that it was about zaojiaolin in the second year of Renshou. In Qing Dynasty, Chu people won the 14th chapter of the romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties
give quarter
leadership rendered ineffectual by recalcitrant subordinates - wěi dà bù diào
exchange solemn vows and pledges - hǎi yuē shān méng
forget sb . 's past error and forgive him - lüè jì yuán qíng
play the trick of a thief crying " stop thief - zéi hǎn zhuō zéi
inhale wind and drink dew -- to endure the hardship of travelling or fieldwork - xī fēnɡ yǐn lù
Learning and then knowing, teaching and then difficulties - xué rán hòu zhī bùzú,jiāo rán hòu zhīkùn