粵

忍jan2讓joeng6

simp忍让
jan2 joeng6rěn ràng

English

  1. to exercise forbearance
  2. to tolerate and give way to somebody
  3. patient and accommodating

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 容忍其他人而且作出讓步

Examples

  • 你哋係同事,應該互相忍讓。

    You two are colleges. Please tolerate each other and make concessions.

  • 公眾人物在面對公然侮辱時,礙於社會聲望與輿論壓力,只能寬容忍讓,唾面自乾。

    When public figures, constrained by their social standing and the pressures of public opinion, face open insults, they can only tolerate and endure them, letting the spit on their face dry by itself.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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