冤冤相報何時了，得饒人處且饒人

See also: 冤冤相报何时了，得饶人处且饶人

Chinese

		vengeance begets vengeance	when; what time	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)		sometimes it's better to forgive someone than to persist on looking further into the mistake made by the said person
trad. (冤冤相報何時了，得饒人處且饒人)		冤冤相報	何時	了	，	得饒人處且饒人
simp. (冤冤相报何时了，得饶人处且饶人)		冤冤相报	何时	了	，	得饶人处且饶人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuānyuānxiàngbào héshí liǎo, déráorénchùqiěráorén

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢ ㄩㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ , ㄉㄜˊ ㄖㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄖㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuānyuānxiàngbào héshí liǎo, déráorénchùqiěráorén
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢ ㄩㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ , ㄉㄜˊ ㄖㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄖㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuanyuansiàngbào héshíh liǎo, déráorénchùciěráorén
    • Wade–Giles: yüan¹-yüan¹-hsiang⁴-pao⁴ ho²-shih² liao³, tê²-jao²-jên²-chʻu⁴-chʻieh³-jao²-jên²
    • Yale: ywān-ywān-syàng-bàu hé-shŕ lyǎu-, dé-ráu-rén-chù-chyě-ráu-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuaniuanshianqbaw hershyr leau, derraurenchuhchieerauren
    • Palladius: юаньюаньсянбао хэши ляо, дэжаожэньчуцежаожэнь (juanʹjuanʹsjanbao xɛši ljao, dɛžaožɛnʹčucežaožɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn⁵⁵ ɥɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

Proverb

冤冤相報何時了，得饒人處且饒人

1. vengeance begets vengenace, so it is often better to forgive

Usage notes

In common usage, the second part of the proverb is often dropped or used separately.