- lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
- fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
Generated: This idiom suggests that one should be patient and strategic when seeking revenge, implying that taking time to plan can lead to more effective results.
tā他xiāng xìn相信jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn君子报仇,十年不晚,yīn cǐ因此jué dìng决定nài xīn耐心děng dài等待zuì jiā最佳shí jī时机。
He believes that revenge is a dish best served cold, so he decides to patiently wait for the right opportunity.
汉语词典Chinese definitions
君子报仇,十年不晚【jūn zǐ bào chóu, shí nián bù wǎn】
- yǒu有zhì志zhī之Shì士bào报Qiú仇Xuě雪hèn恨bù bì不必xìng jí性急。
- Zhào赵Bǎo保shuì说:「mèi zi妹子,wǒ我gēn跟xià下nǐ你lái来,jiù就Pà怕nǐ你xún寻le了zhuō拙zhì志。yǒu有Qiú仇bù不bào报,Fēi非wéi为rén lèi人类,wú lùn无论nán nǚ男女,wǎng枉Lì立Yú于tiān dì天地zhī jiān之间。zài shuō再说jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn君子报仇,十年不晚。mèi zi妹子yào shi要是yuàn yì愿意bào chóu报仇,wǒ我yǒu有gě个yú jiàn愚见,kě bu可不zhī知mèi zi妹子yì xià rú hé意下如何?」