Lingaku- one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman
- one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man
This means that a true gentleman should seek to right wrongs and avenge injustices done to him or others.
He was bullied; if he does not seek revenge, he is really not a gentleman.
This suggests that masculinity is associated with a responsibility to address injustices and correct wrongs.
He saw a child being bullied but did nothing; that's not what a man is supposed to be.
měi dāng每当wǒ我kàn dào看到bù不gōng zhèng公正de的shì qing事情fā shēng发生，wǒ我dū huì都会nǔ lì努力qù去jiě jué解决，yīn wèi因为bù不shēn zhāng伸张zhèng yì正义bù shì不是yī一gě个zhēn zhèng真正de的nán rén男人。
Whenever I see injustice happening, I strive to address it because not seeking justice is not what a real man does.
Generated collocations (experimental)
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ有仇不报非君子one who doesn’t avenge an injustice is not a gentlemanyǒu有yuān冤bù不shēn伸wǎng枉wéi rén为人one who doesn’t redress a wrong is not a manbào chóu xuě hèn报仇雪恨to take revenge and settle scoresjūn zǐ君子bù不bào报a gentleman does not take revengeyuān qū冤屈dé bù dào得不到shēn zhāng伸张grievances remain unaddressedhèn yì恨意nán难xiāo消hatred is hard to dispelgōng dào公道zì zai自在rén xīn人心justice exists in the hearts of peoplerén yì仁义zhī之dào道the path of benevolence and righteousnessshēn zhāng伸张zhèng yì正义to uphold justiceyǐ dé bào yuàn以德报怨to repay evil with kindnesskuān róng宽容dà dù大度to be forgiving and magnanimousbù qū bù náo不屈不挠unyielding and persistent