以直報怨，以德報德

ji5 zik6 bou3 jyun3, ji5 dak1 bou3 dak1

to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)

Written Forms

以直報怨，以德報德Traditional · Main Form
以直报怨，以德报德Alternate Form

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