君子報仇，十年不晚 jūn zi bào chóu ， shí nián bù wǎn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

君 jūn
HSK 6
sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
報 bào report, tell, announce
仇 chóu
HSK 6
enemy, hate, hatred, enmity
十 shí
HSK 1
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
年 nián
HSK 1
year; new-years; person's age
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
晚 wǎn
HSK 2
night, evening; late