shàn yǒu shàn bàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another
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Original source entry:

善有善報 善有善报 [shan4 you3 shan4 bao4] /virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another/

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善有善报
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