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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

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
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怨: yuàn · hatred, enmity, resentment
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
报: bào · report, tell, announce

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