大人不记小人过

dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò

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1. a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature

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Child Words of 大人不记小人过

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 大人 大人 dà ren: adult
• 小 小 xiǎo: small
• 小人 小人 xiǎo rén: I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
• 记 记 jì: to record
• 过 过 guò: to cross
• 过 过 guo: (experienced action marker)