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Revenge
This can be translated as revenge, avenge, reprisal or vengeance in Japanese Kanji and old Korean Hanja.
復讐 is actually a very odd selection for a calligraphy scroll. This would be unusual, if not shocking, to a Japanese or Korean person that views such calligraphy artwork.
We do not recommend this for a wall scroll - it is here for educational and reference purposes only.
Revenge
These two characters can be translated as revenge, avenge, reprisal or vengeance.
復仇 is actually a very odd selection for a calligraphy scroll. This would be unusual, if not shocking, to a Japanese or Chinese person that views such calligraphy artwork. Also, my Japanese translator has indicated this word is rather obscure in modern Japanese (see our Japanese version of this bad word).
We do not recommend this for a wall scroll - it is here for educational and reference purposes only.
Tooth for a tooth
This phase often goes with "An eye for an eye", even in Chinese. Revenge seems to cross all languages, cultures, and even species (animals are known to take revenge too).
If a Chinese person uses just one part of the full proverb, it will be this "tooth for a tooth" one. Although, we are more likely to say "eye for an eye" alone in English.
Chinese people may also read this with a meaning of "Bite me and I will bite you back". However, it literally means "tooth for a tooth" or "you take my tooth, I take yours".
Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth
Here's the full proverb, with the first and second parts.
However, in Chinese, it's more natural to put the "tooth" part first, so this more accurately reads "Tooth for a tooth, eye for an eye".
If revenge is important to you, I suppose this is the phase you want on your wall.
Eye for an eye
This same proverb seems to be used in virtually every language and culture around the world.
Whether you are Arab, Persian, Jewish, European, British, Asian, or American, this proverb is well known as the "original form of justice".
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Revenge | 復讐 复讐 | fukushuu / fukushyuu fukushu / fukushyu fukushu / fukushyu | ||
| Revenge | 復仇 复仇 | fukukyuu / fukukyu | fù chóu / fu4 chou2 / fu chou / fuchou | fu ch`ou / fuchou / fu chou |
| Tooth for a tooth | 以牙還牙 以牙还牙 | yǐ yá huán yá yi3 ya2 huan2 ya2 yi ya huan ya yiyahuanya | i ya huan ya iyahuanya |
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| Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth | 以牙還牙以眼還眼 以牙还牙以眼还眼 | yǐ yá huán yá yǐ yǎn huán yǎn yi3 ya2 huan2 ya2 yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3 yi ya huan ya yi yan huan yan yiyahuanyayiyanhuanyan | i ya huan ya i yen huan yen iyahuanyaiyenhuanyen |
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| Eye for an eye | 以眼還眼 以眼还眼 | yǐ yǎn huán yǎn yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3 yi yan huan yan yiyanhuanyan | i yen huan yen iyenhuanyen |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
復仇 复仇 see styles |
fù chóu / fu4 chou2 fu ch`ou / fu chou fukkyuu;fukukyuu / fukkyu;fukukyu / ふっきゅう;ふくきゅう |
 More info & calligraphy: (noun/participle) reprisal; revenge |
復讐 see styles |
fukushuu / fukushu / ふくしゅう |  More info & calligraphy: |
仇 see styles |
qiú / qiu2 ch`iu / chiu kiyuu / kiyu / きゆう |
spouse; companion (n-suf,n) (1) rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foe; (2) revenge; (3) (archaism) spouse; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) foe; enemy; rival; (2) resentment; enmity; grudge; (3) harm; injury; (surname) Kiyuu |
報 报 see styles |
bào / bao4 pao hou / ho / ほう |
to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] (n,n-suf) (1) information; news; report; (2) (obsolete) reward; retribution; (given name) Mitsugi Recompense, retribution, reward, punishment, tell. |
仇怨 see styles |
chóu yuàn / chou2 yuan4 ch`ou yüan / chou yüan |
hatred and desire for revenge |
仇討 see styles |
adauchi / あだうち | vengeance; revenge; retaliation |
仇讎 see styles |
kyuushuu / kyushu / きゅうしゅう | revenge; bitter enemy |
報仇 报仇 see styles |
bào chóu / bao4 chou2 pao ch`ou / pao chou |
to take revenge; to avenge |
報復 报复 see styles |
bào fù / bao4 fu4 pao fu houfuku / hofuku / ほうふく |
to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation (noun/participle) (1) retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retribution; (2) retorsion; retortion to retaliate |
報怨 报怨 see styles |
bào yuàn / bao4 yuan4 pao yüan |
to pay back a score; to get revenge; to requite; (old) variant of 抱怨[bao4 yuan4] |
復讎 see styles |
fukushuu / fukushu / ふくしゅう | (noun/participle) revenge |
意趣 see styles |
yì qù / yi4 qu4 i ch`ü / i chü ishu / いしゅ |
interest; point of particular charm and interest (1) grudge; malice; spite; (2) intention; (3) disposition; obstinacy; (4) reason; (5) (See 意趣返し・いしゅがえし) revenge The direction of the mind, or will. |
挨拶 see styles |
aisatsu / あいさつ | (n,vs,adj-no) (1) greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody; (2) polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc.; (3) speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; (4) reply; response; (5) (slang) revenge; retaliation; (expression) (6) (joc) (used sarcastically as a response to a rude remark; usu. in the form of ご挨拶) a fine thing to say; (7) (orig. meaning) (See 一挨一拶) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment); (8) (archaism) relationship (between people); connection; (9) (archaism) intervention; mediation; mediator |
敵討 see styles |
katakiuchi / かたきうち | vengeance; revenge; retaliation |
濯ぐ see styles |
yusugu / ゆすぐ sosogu / そそぐ susugu / すすぐ | (transitive verb) (kana only) to rinse; to wash out; (transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to rinse; to wash out; (2) (kana only) to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace |
算帳 算帐 see styles |
suàn zhàng / suan4 zhang4 suan chang |
to reckon (accounting); to balance an account; fig. to settle an account; to get one's revenge |
算賬 see styles |
suàn zhàng / suan4 zhang4 suan chang |
(accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts; (fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge |
腹癒 see styles |
haraise / はらいせ | retaliation; revenge |
返報 see styles |
henpou / henpo / へんぽう | (noun/participle) (1) requital; return; repayment; (2) revenge; retaliation; (3) reply |
返礼 see styles |
henrei / henre / へんれい | (noun/participle) (1) return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); (2) retaliation; revenge |
雪ぐ see styles |
sosogu / そそぐ susugu / すすぐ | (transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to rinse; to wash out; (2) (kana only) to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace |
雪恥 雪耻 see styles |
xuě chǐ / xue3 chi3 hsüeh ch`ih / hsüeh chih |
to take revenge for a past insult; to expunge a disgrace or humiliation |
雪辱 see styles |
setsujoku / せつじょく | (noun/participle) vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge |
お返し see styles |
okaeshi / おかえし | (noun/participle) (1) return gift; return favour (favor); (2) revenge; (3) change (in a cash transaction) |
仇なす see styles |
adanasu / あだなす | (exp,v5s) (1) to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; (2) to resent; to bear a grudge |
仇成す see styles |
adanasu / あだなす | (exp,v5s) (1) to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; (2) to resent; to bear a grudge |
仇討ち see styles |
adauchi / あだうち | vengeance; revenge; retaliation |
仕返し see styles |
shikaeshi / しかえし | (noun/participle) (1) tit for tat; retaliation; revenge; (2) doing over again; redoing |
仕返す see styles |
shikaesu / しかえす | (transitive verb) (1) to take revenge; to retaliate; (2) to do over again; to redo; to start over |
倍返し see styles |
baigaeshi / ばいがえし | (noun/participle) (1) payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; (2) inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed |
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