有仇不報非君子
简 有仇不报非君子 · 繁 有仇不報非君子Meanings
- a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)
Characters in this entry
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 仇
- chóu · enemy, hate, hatred, enmity
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 報
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- 非
- fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
- 君
- jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
- 子
- zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
- 报
- bào · report, tell, announce
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Mandarin tones
3–2–4–4–1–1–3 · you3 chou2 bu4 bao4 fei1 jun1 zi3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jau5 sau4 bat1 bou3 fei1 gwan1 zi2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) A real man must settle his scores. It is only righteous for one to seek an eye for an eye.
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