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冤冤相報何時了

简冤冤相报何时了 · 繁冤冤相報何時了

Mandarin · pinyin yuān yuān xiāng bào hé shí liǎo

if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)

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冤: yuān · grievance, injustice, wrong
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
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何: hé · what, why, where, which, how
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
报: bào · report, tell, announce
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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1–1–1–4–2–2–3 · yuan1 yuan1 xiang1 bao4 he2 shi2 liao3

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jyun1 jyun1 soeng1 bou3 ho4 si4 liu5

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