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

Traditional: 有仇不報非君子，有冤不伸枉為人

有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人 (yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén) is a Chinese word meaning “one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)

Characters in 有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人

有yǒu · to have; there is仇chóu · hatred不bù · no; not so报bào · to report; to inform; to announce非fēi · to not be; not君jūn · monarch子zǐ · son有yǒu · to have; there is冤yuān · injustice不bù · no; not so伸shēn · to stretch枉wǎng · to twist为wéi · as (in the capacity of)人rén · person; people

Related words

不no; not so有to have; there is人person; people没有haven't因为because; owing to; on account of为什么why?为as (in the capacity of)为because of为variant of 為|为[wei2]为variant of 為|为[wei4]孩子child还有there still remain(s); there is (or are) still

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