以直報怨,以德報德

简 以直报怨,以德报德 · 繁 以直報怨,以德報德
Mandarin · pinyin yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé

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  1. to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
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以
yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
直
zhí · straight, erect, vertical
報
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怨
yuàn · hatred, enmity, resentment
德
dé · ethics, morality, virtue
报
bào · report, tell, announce
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ji5 zik6 bou3 jyun3, ji5 dak1 bou3 dak1

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以直報怨,以德報德 · yi3 zhi2 bao4 yuan4 , yi3 de2 bao4 de2
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Exact source record以直報怨,以德報德 以直报怨,以德报德 [yi3 zhi2 bao4 yuan4 , yi3 de2 bao4 de2] /to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)/