息事宁人 in English xi1 shi4 ning2 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

息 事 宁 人

Traditional Characters

息 事 寧 人

Pinyin

xi1 shi4 ning2 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

息xi1breath 事shi4matter 宁ning2to store 人ren2man