yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi réndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
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Original source entry:

有仇不報非君子,有冤不伸枉為人 有仇不报非君子,有冤不伸枉为人 [you3 chou2 bu4 bao4 fei1 jun1 zi3 , you3 yuan1 bu4 shen1 wang3 wei2 ren2] /one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 有仇不報非君子,有冤不伸枉為人

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