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冤冤相报何时了

yuān yuān xiāng bào hé shí liǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-096422106334b811. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

冤冤相報何時了 冤冤相报何时了 [yuan1 yuan1 xiang1 bao4 he2 shi2 liao3] /if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)/

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Other forms in these source records: 冤冤相報何時了

  • 冤
    yuān

    injustice / grievance / wrong

  • 冤
    yuān

    injustice / grievance / wrong

  • 相
    xiāng

    each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pí pa] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pǐn])

    xiàng

    appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

    Xiāng

    surname Xiang

  • 报
    bào

    to report / to inform / to announce / to respond / to reply / to sign up for / to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bào míng]) / to reward / to recompense / to take revenge / to retaliate / newspaper / periodical / journal / bulletin / telegram

  • 何
    hé

    what / how / why / which / carry

    Hé

    surname He

  • 时
    shí

    (bound form) time / hour / period / season / (after a numeral) o'clock / hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when / while

    Shí

    surname Shi

  • 了
    le

    (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

    liǎo

    to finish / (used with 得[dé] or 不[bù] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wàng bu liǎo] "cannot forget") / (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wú] or 不[bù]) completely (not) / entirely (not) / (not) in the least / (bound form) clear in one's mind / to understand clearly

    liào

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Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.