冤家宜解不宜结

冤家宜解不宜結
yuānjiāyíjiěbùyíjié
It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)

CEDICT

better for foes to be reconciled than to contend with each other

Wiktionary

（谚语）双方有冤仇，应当设法消解，不该继续结冤。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 冤家 yuānjia
  1. enemy
  2. foe
  3. (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
2 宜 yí
  1. proper
  2. should
  3. suitable
  4. appropriate
3 解 jiě
  1. to divide
  2. to break up
  3. to split
  4. to separate
  5. to dissolve
  6. to solve
  7. to melt
  8. to remove
  9. to untie
  10. to loosen
  11. to open
  12. to emancipate
  13. to explain
  14. to understand
  15. to know
  16. a solution
  17. a dissection
4 不宜 bùyí
  1. not suitable
  2. inadvisable
  3. inappropriate
5 结 jié
  1. knot
  2. sturdy
  3. bond
  4. to tie
  5. to bind
  6. to check out (of a hotel)