以德報怨
Chinese
to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) | Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind | |||
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trad. (以德報怨) | 以 | 德 | 報怨 | |
simp. (以德报怨) | 以 | 德 | 报怨 |
From the Analects:
- 或曰:「以德報怨,何如?」子曰:「何以報德?以直報怨,以德報德。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Huòyuē: “Yǐdébàoyuàn, hérú?” Zǐ yuē: “Héyǐ bàodé? Yǐzhíbàoyuàn, yǐdébàodé.” [Pinyin]
- Some one said, "What do you say concerning the principle that injury should be recompensed with kindness?" The Master said, "With what then will you recompense kindness? Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness."
或曰:“以德报怨,何如?”子曰:“何以报德?以直报怨,以德报德。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
以德報怨
- to return good for evil; to return kindness for injury
See also
- 以怨報德/以怨报德 (yǐyuànbàodé)
- 以直報怨/以直报怨 (yǐzhíbàoyuàn)
- 以德報德/以德报德 (yǐdébàodé)