有仇不報非君子，有冤不伸枉為人 yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ ， yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén

one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
仇 chóu HSK 6
hatred; enemy; foe
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
報 bào
report; to inform; newspaper
非 fēi HSK 2
not; to not be; non-
君 jūn HSK 6
lord; ruler; monarch
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
冤 yuān HSK 6
injustice; wrong; grievance
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
伸 shēn HSK 5
to stretch; to extend
枉 wǎng HSK 6
in vain; unjust; to twist
為 wéi
for; because of; to
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man