是 可 忍，孰 不 可 忍

shì kě rěn , shú bù kě rěndictionary entry

if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough

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Original source entry:

是可忍，孰不可忍 是可忍，孰不可忍 [shi4 ke3 ren3 , shu2 bu4 ke3 ren3] /if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom)/enough is enough/

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