Lingaku- lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
- fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
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- revenge is a dish best served cold
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.
Don’t rush into revenge; revenge is a dish best served cold.
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jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn君子报仇，十年不晚revenge is a dish best served coldyǐ dé bào yuàn以德报怨to repay kindness with kindnessnìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán宁为玉碎，不为瓦全better to die a noble death than to live a dishonorable lifexīn huái心怀bù píng不平to harbor grievancesrěn rǔ fù zhòng忍辱负重to endure humiliation for a greater purposeshè quān tào设圈套to set a trapfù chóu复仇jì huà计划revenge planbào chóu xuě hèn报仇雪恨to exact revenge and settle old scoresēn yuàn恩怨qíng情Qiú仇grievances and enmitiesqián fú潜伏dài jī待机to lie in wait for the opportunityyǐ yá huán yá以牙还牙an eye for an eye