以直报怨,以德报德 in English yi3 zhi2 bao4 yuan4 , yi3 de2 bao4 de2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiomatic expression, from Analects)

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Pinyin

yi3 zhi2 bao4 yuan4 , yi3 de2 bao4 de2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

yi3old variant of 以[yi3] zhi2surname Zhi bao4to announce yuan4to blame yi3old variant of 以[yi3] de2Germany bao4to announce de2Germany