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

fig. revenge is a dish best served cold

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
君 jūn HSK 6
lord; ruler; monarch
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
報 bào
report; to inform; newspaper
仇 chóu HSK 6
hatred; enemy; foe
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
晚 wǎn HSK 2
late; evening; night