君子报仇，十年不晚 in English jun1 zi5 bao4 chou2 , shi2 nian2 bu4 wan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically revenge is a dish best served cold

Simplified Characters

君 子 报 仇 ， 十 年 不 晚

Traditional Characters

君 子 報 仇 ， 十 年 不 晚

Pinyin

jun1 zi5 bao4 chou2 , shi2 nian2 bu4 wan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

君jun1monarch 子zi5son 报bao4to announce 仇chou2surname Qiu ， 十shi2ten 年nian2surname Nian 不bu4(negative prefix) 晚wan3evening