君子报仇,十年不晚

jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn

lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)

fig. revenge is a dish best served cold

jūn

monarch

zi

noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"

bào

to report; to inform; to announce

chóu

variant of 仇[chou2]

,

shí

ten

nián

grain

no; not so

wǎn

evening