Entry
君jūn子zi报bào仇chóu，,十shí年nián不bù晚wǎn

  1. lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom); fig. revenge is a dish best served cold

    trad. 君子報仇，十年不晚

Also written 君子報仇，十年不晚【jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn】

Characters in this word

8
子
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son, child, seed, egg, small thing, 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat, viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4], ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north), subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

Pinyin
zǐ
Strokes
3
Frequency
2170 of 2500
Words starting with 子Words ending in 子Anywhere in a word
报
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to report; to inform; to announce, to respond; to reply, to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4 ming2]), to reward; to recompense, to take revenge; to retaliate, newspaper, periodical; journal, bulletin, telegram

Pinyin
bào
Traditional
報
Strokes
7
Frequency
3570 of 2500
Words starting with 报Words ending in 报Anywhere in a word