有仇不报非君子 / 有仇不報非君子

yǒu​chóu​bù​bào​fēi​jūn​zǐ

a real man will even the score

a person who does not seek revenge for a wrong is not a true gentleman; it is the mark of a real man to pay back his enemies (idiom)

有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 仇 (literal) → 仇 · chóu · hatred 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 报 (literal) → 报/報 · bào · to retaliate 非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · not be 君子 (literal) → 君子 · jūn​zǐ · gentleman

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM