以直報怨

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	to announce; to inform; report to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; to repay; to recompense; revenge	blame; complain
trad. (以直報怨)		以	直	報	怨
simp. (以直报怨)		以	直	报	怨

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 14 (《論語·憲問》):

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.]

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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.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Huòyuē: “Yǐ dé bào yuàn, hérú?” Zǐ yuē: “Héyǐ bàodé? Yǐ zhí bào yuàn, yǐ dé bào dé.” [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."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐzhíbàoyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ zik⁶ bou³ jyun³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐzhíbàoyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐjhíhbàoyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: i³-chih²-pao⁴-yüan⁴
    • Yale: yǐ-jŕ-bàu-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiijyrbawyuann
    • Palladius: ичжибаоюань (ičžibaojuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ zik⁶ bou³ jyun³
    • Yale: yíh jihk bou yun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ dzik⁹ bou³ jyn³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ jig⁶ bou³ yun³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ t͡sɪk̚² pou̯³³ jyːn³³/

Idiom

以直報怨

1. to recompense injury with justice

See also

• 以德報怨／以德报怨 (yǐdébàoyuàn)
• 以怨報德／以怨报德 (yǐyuànbàodé)
• 以德報德／以德报德 (yǐdébàodé)