君子報仇，十年不晚

Chinese
 
junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person
 to revenge; to avenge ten year not; no evening; night; late
trad. (君子報仇，十年不晚) 君子 報仇 ， 十 年 不 晚
simp. (君子报仇，十年不晚) 君子 报仇 ， 十 年 不 晚

Alternative forms
  • 君子報仇，十年未晚／君子报仇，十年未晚

Etymology

Literally: (For) a gentleman to take revenge, ten years is not too late (to wait).

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jūnzǐ bàochóu, shí nián bù wǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄡˊ, ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄢˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: jūnzǐ bàochóu, shí nián bù wǎn
      • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄡˊ, ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄢˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuntzyy bawchour, shy nian bu woan
      • IPA (key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ u̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

君子報仇，十年不晚

  1. One should bide one's time and wait for the right opportunity to seek vengeance.
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