君子報仇，十年不晚

See also: 君子报仇，十年不晚

Chinese

		junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person	to revenge; to avenge		ten	year	not; no	evening; night; late
trad. (君子報仇，十年不晚)		君子	報仇	，	十	年	不	晚
simp. (君子报仇，十年不晚)		君子	报仇	，	十	年	不	晚
Literally: “[For] a gentleman to take revenge, ten years is not too late [to wait]”.

Alternative forms

• 君子報仇，十年未晚／君子报仇，十年未晚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jūnzǐ bàochóu, shí nián bù wǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄡˊ , ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jūnzǐ bàochóu, shí nián bù wǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄡˊ , ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyunzǐh bàochóu, shíh nián bù wǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chün¹-tzŭ³ pao⁴-chʻou², shih² nien² pu⁴ wan³
    • Yale: jyūn-dž bàu-chóu-, shŕ nyán bù wǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuntzyy bawchour, shyr nian bu woan
    • Palladius: цзюньцзы баочоу, ши нянь бу вань (czjunʹczy baočou, ši njanʹ bu vanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

君子報仇，十年不晚

1. One should bide one's time and wait for the right opportunity to seek vengeance; revenge is a dish best served cold

   • 趙保說：「妹子，我跟下你來，就怕你尋了拙志。有仇不報，非為人類，無論男女，枉立於天地之間。再說君子報仇，十年不晚。妹子要是願意報仇，我有個愚見，可不知妹子意下如何？」 [MSC, trad.]
     赵保说：「妹子，我跟下你来，就怕你寻了拙志。有仇不报，非为人类，无论男女，枉立于天地之间。再说君子报仇，十年不晚。妹子要是愿意报仇，我有个愚见，可不知妹子意下如何？」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1890, 續小五義, 第061回 (Chapter 61)

     Zhào bǎo shuō: “Mèizǐ, wǒ gēn xià nǐ lái, jiù pà nǐ xún le zhuō zhì. Yǒu chóu bù bào, fēi wèi rénlèi, wúlùn nánnǚ, wǎng lì yú tiāndì zhī jiān. Zài shuō jūnzǐbàochóu, shíniánbùwǎn. Mèizǐ yào shì yuànyì bàochóu, wǒ yǒu ge yújiàn, kě bù zhī mèizǐ yìxià rúhé?” [Pinyin]

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Descendants

• → Vietnamese: quân tử trả thù, mười năm chưa muộn (calque)