Meaning of 以德报怨
以德报怨 means to return good for evil; to repay injury with kindness; to turn the other cheek. Pronounced yǐ dé bào yuàn.
- to return good for evil; to repay injury with kindness; to turn the other cheek
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
duì对
wǒ我
nà那
me么
huài坏
,
wǒ我
què却
yǐ以
dé德
bào报
yuàn怨
,
bāng帮
le了
tā他
yī一
bǎ把
。
He treated me so badly, yet I returned good for evil and helped him out.
Lǎo老
shī师
jiào教
dǎo导
wǒ我
men们
yào要
xué学
huì会
yǐ以
dé德
bào报
yuàn怨
,
bù不
yào要
jīn斤
jīn斤
jì计
jiào较
。
The teacher taught us to learn to repay injury with kindness and not to haggle over every little thing.
Miàn面
duì对
dí敌
rén人
de的
wǔ侮
rǔ辱
,
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
yǐ以
dé德
bào报
yuàn怨
,
zhǎn展
xiàn现
le了
gāo高
shàng尚
de的
rén人
gé格
。
Faced with the enemy's insults, he chose to turn the other cheek, demonstrating noble character.
Zài在
zhè这
gè个
gù故
shi事
lǐ里
,
zhǔ主
rén人
gōng公
yǐ以
dé德
bào报
yuàn怨
,
zuì最
zhōng终
gǎn感
huà化
le了
chóu仇
rén人
。
In this story, the protagonist returned good for evil and eventually reformed his enemy.