既往不咎

jì wǎng bù jiù

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1. to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
2. There is no point in crying over spilt milk.

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既往不咎 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6484848)

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Child Words of 既往不咎

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 往 往 wǎng: to go (in a direction)
• 既 既 jì: already
• 咎 咎 jiù: fault
• 既往 既往 jì wǎng: past