陰德必有陽報 yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào

DEFINITIONS

  1. hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)

CHARACTERS

陰 yīn 'female' principle; dark; secret
德 dé ethics, morality, virtue
必 bì surely, most certainly; must
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
陽 yáng 'male' principle; light; sun
報 bào report, tell, announce