善恶到头终有报，只争来早与来迟善惡到頭終有報，只爭來早與來遲善惡到頭終有報，只爭來早與來遲

good and evil in the end get repaid; the only question is whether it comes early or late

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Everyone gets their just deserts sooner or later. Used to console the wronged or warn wrongdoers. Close to 'what goes around comes around'.

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Simplified: 善恶到头终有报，只争来早与来迟
Traditional (Taiwan): 善惡到頭終有報，只爭來早與來遲
Pinyin: shàn'è dàotóu zhōng yǒu bào, zhǐ zhēng lái zǎo yǔ lái chí
Bopomofo: ㄕㄢˋ ㄜˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄠˋ，ㄓˇ ㄓㄥㄌㄞˊ ㄗㄠˇ ㄩˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄔˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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