Traduction :
to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment
Référence :
把捕禽的网撤去三面。比喻采取宽大态度，给人一条出路。
Origine :
《史记·殷本纪》：“汤出，见野张网四面，祝曰：‘自天下四方，皆入吾网。’汤曰：‘嘻，尽之矣！’乃去其三面。”
Annotation :
网开三面1
1. wǎngkāisānmiàn :
[EN] to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment
