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既往不咎 (gei3 wong5 bat1 gau3) — let someone of the hook for past mistakes in Cantonese

gei˗₃既wongˏ₅往batˉ¹不gau˗₃咎
Mandarin Pinyin: ji4 wang3 bu2 jiu4

Meaning of 既往不咎

nounlet someone of the hook for past mistakes

Characters in 既往不咎

既gei3
already; de facto
往wong5
go; head for; leave for
不bat1
not; no; un-
咎gau3
fault, defect; error, mistake

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