善有善报，恶有恶报；不是不报，时辰未到善有善報，惡有惡報；不是不報，時辰未到善有善報，惡有惡報；不是不報，時辰未到

good gets good repayment, evil gets evil repayment; it's not that there's no repayment, the hour hasn't yet come

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Good and bad deeds will be repaid, even if it hasn't happened yet. A Buddhist-flavoured saying urging people to do good and consoling those who see wrongdoers go unpunished.

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Simplified: 善有善报，恶有恶报；不是不报，时辰未到
Traditional (Taiwan): 善有善報，惡有惡報；不是不報，時辰未到
Pinyin: shànyǒushànbào, èyǒu-èbào; bú shì bú bào, shíchenwèidào
Bopomofo: ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄠˋ，ㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄜˋ ㄅㄠˋ；ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄅㄠˋ，ㄕˊ ˙ㄔㄣㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ

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

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