vengeance begets vengeance | when; what time | to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker) |
sometimes it's better to forgive someone than to persist on looking further into the mistake made by the said person | |||
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trad. (冤冤相報何時了,得饒人處且饒人) | 冤冤相報 | 何時 | 了 | , | 得饒人處且饒人 | |
simp. (冤冤相报何时了,得饶人处且饶人) | 冤冤相报 | 何时 | 了 | , | 得饶人处且饶人 |
冤冤相報何時了,得饒人處且饒人
In common usage, the second part of the proverb is often dropped or used separately.