ji5 zik6 bou3 jyun3, ji5 dak1 bou3 dak1以直報怨，以德報德以直报怨，以德报德
Jyutpingji5 zik6 bou3 jyun3, ji5 dak1 bou3 dak1
Yaleyíh jikh bou yyun3, yíh dāk bou dāk

Definition

to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)

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