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Chinese
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to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favour; character; kind |
to avenge a grievance
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| trad. (以德報怨)
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以
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德
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報怨
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| simp. (以德报怨)
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以
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德
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报怨
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| anagram
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以怨報德／以怨报德
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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。」
或曰：「以德报怨，何如？」子曰：「何以报德？以直报怨，以德报德。」 - 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.”
- 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
| Rime
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| Character
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以
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德
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報
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怨
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怨
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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| Initial (聲)
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以 (36)
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端 (5)
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幫 (1)
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影 (34)
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影 (34)
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| Final (韻)
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之 (19)
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德 (131)
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豪 (89)
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元 (66)
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元 (66)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Checked (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Closed
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Closed
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| Division (等)
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III
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I
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I
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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羊己切
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多則切
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博耗切
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於袁切
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於願切
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| Baxter
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yiX
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tok
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pawH
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'jwon
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'jwonH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/jɨX/
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/tək̚/
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/pɑuH/
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/ʔʉɐn/
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/ʔʉɐnH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/jɨX/
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/tək̚/
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/pɑuH/
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/ʔʷiɐn/
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/ʔʷiɐnH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ieX/
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/tək̚/
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/pɑuH/
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/ʔiuɐn/
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/ʔiuɐnH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/jɨX/
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/tək̚/
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/pawH/
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/ʔuan/
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/ʔuanH/
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Li
Rong
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/iəX/
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/tək̚/
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/pɑuH/
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/ʔiuɐn/
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/ʔiuɐnH/
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Wang
Li
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/jĭəX/
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/tək̚/
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/pɑuH/
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/ĭwɐn/
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/ĭwɐnH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/iX/
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/tək̚/
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/pɑuH/
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/ʔi̯wɐn/
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/ʔi̯wɐnH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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yǐ
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de
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bào
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yuān
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yuàn
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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ji5
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dak1
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bou3
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jyun1
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jyun3
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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以
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德
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報
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怨
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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yǐ
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dé
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bào
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yuàn
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ yiX ›
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‹ tok ›
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‹ pawH ›
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‹ ʔjwonH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ləʔ/
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/*tˁək/
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/*pˁuk-s/
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/*o-s/
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| English
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take, use
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virtue
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repay
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resentment
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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以
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德
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報
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怨
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怨
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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14929
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17266
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329
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16286
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16305
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Phonetic
component
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以
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直
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報
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夗
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夗
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Rime
group
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之
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職
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奧
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元
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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1
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3
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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以
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德
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報
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鴛
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怨
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Old
Chinese
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/*lɯʔ/
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/*tɯːɡ/
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/*puːɡs/
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/*qon/
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/*qons/
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Idiom
以德報怨
- to return good for evil; to return kindness for injury
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