不吝

不吝

1. (formal, polite) to not stint; to not grudge; to be generous with

   • 德懋懋官，功懋懋賞。用人惟己，改過不吝。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     德懋懋官，功懋懋赏。用人惟己，改过不吝。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 7^th – 4^th centuries BCE

     Dé mào mào guān, gōng mào mào shǎng. Yòngrén wéi jǐ, gǎiguò bùlìn. [Pinyin]

     To great virtue he gave great offices, and to great merit great rewards. He employed others as if [their excellences] were his own; he was not slow to change his errors.