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