善有善报，恶有恶报，若然不报时晨未到 in English shan4 you3 shan4 bao4 , e4 you3 e4 bao4 , ruo4 ran2 bu4 bao4 shi2 chen2 wei4 dao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time

Simplified Characters

善 有 善 报 ， 恶 有 恶 报 ， 若 然 不 报 时 晨 未 到

Traditional Characters

善 有 善 報 ， 惡 有 惡 報 ， 若 然 不 報 時 晨 未 到

Pinyin

shan4 you3 shan4 bao4 , e4 you3 e4 bao4 , ruo4 ran2 bu4 bao4 shi2 chen2 wei4 dao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

善shan4good (virtuous) 有you3to have 善shan4good (virtuous) 报bao4to announce ， 恶e4see 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 有you3to have 恶e4see 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 报bao4to announce ， 若ruo4to seem 然ran2correct 不bu4(negative prefix) 报bao4to announce 时shi2old variant of 時|时[shi2] 晨chen2morning 未wei4not yet 到dao4to (a place)