姑gu1息sik1

English

1. excessively tolerant
2. to tolerate; to indulge
3. to overindulge (sb)
4. overly conciliatory
5. to seek appeasement at any price

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 任由一啲負面嘅事物滋生

Examples

• 姑息養奸

  to tolerate evildoers is to nurture them

• 我哋係唔應該姑息貪污。

  We shouldn't tolerate any sign of corruption.

• 我哋唔應該姑息損害公眾利益、威脅市民安危嘅暴力。

  We should not tolerate violence which harms public interests and poses threats to citizen's life.