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君子报仇，十年不晚

jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn

9-character word Traditional 君子報仇，十年不晚

What 君子报仇，十年不晚 means

1. lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
2. fig. revenge is a dish best served cold

The characters in 君子报仇，十年不晚

• 君jūnmonarch; lord; gentleman
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 报bàoto report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for…
• 仇chóuhatred; animosity; enmity
• 十shíten; 10
• 年niányear
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 晚wǎnevening; night; late