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有仇不報非君子，有冤不伸枉為人

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Mandarin · pinyin yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén

one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
仇: chóu · enemy, hate, hatred, enmity
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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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
冤: yuān · grievance, injustice, wrong
伸: shēn · extend, stretch out, open up; trust
枉: wǎng · useless, in vain; bent, crooked
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
报: bào · report, tell, announce
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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