冤家宜解不宜结 in English yuan1 jia1 yi2 jie3 bu4 yi2 jie2 Meaning

Meanings

  • It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)

Simplified Characters

冤 家 宜 解 不 宜 结

Traditional Characters

冤 家 宜 解 不 宜 結

Pinyin

yuan1 jia1 yi2 jie3 bu4 yi2 jie2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

冤yuan1injustice 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 宜yi2surname Yi 解jie3surname Xie 不bu4(negative prefix) 宜yi2surname Yi 结jie2(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)