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Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth
yǐ yá huán yá yǐ yǎn huán yǎn
Here's the full proverb, 以牙还牙以眼还眼, 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.”
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Ivory / Tooth
牙 is the character for ivory or tooth in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
牙 can also mean tooth, tusk, fang, or molar.
Tooth for a tooth
yǐ yá huán yá
以牙還牙 is a phrase that 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 the 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.”
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
牙 see styles |
yá ya2 ya ge げ |
More info & calligraphy: Ivory / Tooth(1) (rare) tooth; (2) (rare) (See 象牙・ぞうげ) ivory Tooth, teeth; toothed; a broker. |
義 义 see styles |
yì yi4 i gi ぎ |
More info & calligraphy: Justice / Rectitude / Right Decision(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) morality; righteousness; justice; honour (honor); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) meaning; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) {Buddh} teachings; doctrine; (n,n-pref) (4) nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws); (n,n-pref) (5) prosthesis; (surname) Yoshimura The right, proper, righteous; loyal; public-spirited, public; meaning, significance. It is used for the Skt. artha, object, purpose, meaning, etc.; also for abhidheya. |
以牙還牙 以牙还牙 see styles |
yǐ yá huán yá yi3 ya2 huan2 ya2 i ya huan ya |
More info & calligraphy: Tooth for a tooth |
根 see styles |
gēn gen1 ken ne ね |
root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry) (1) root (of a plant); (2) root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); (3) root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; (4) one's true nature; (5) (fishing) reef; (personal name) Nemawari mūla, a root, basis, origin; but when meaning an organ of sense, indriyam, a 'power', 'faculty of sense, sense, organ of sense'. M.W. A root, or source; that which is capable of producing or growing, as the eye is able to produce knowledge, as faith is able to bring forth good works, as human nature is able to produce good or evil karma. v. 五根 and 二十二根. |
歯 see styles |
chǐ chi3 ch`ih chih shi し |
Japanese variant of 齒|齿 (1) (See 歯・は・1) tooth; (2) age; years |
鮃 鲆 see styles |
píng ping2 p`ing ping hirame ひらめ |
family of flatfish; sole (1) (kana only) flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); (2) bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) |
齒 齿 see styles |
chǐ chi3 ch`ih chih ha は |
tooth; CL:顆|颗[ke1] (out-dated kanji) tooth The teeth, especially the front and upper teeth; toothed, serrated; age, class. |
齲 龋 see styles |
qǔ qu3 ch`ü chü mushiba むしば |
decayed teeth; dental caries (noun - becomes adjective with の) cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries |
う蝕 see styles |
ushoku うしょく |
(med) dental caries; tooth decay |
か縁 see styles |
kaen かえん |
cavity margin (e.g. tooth, body) |
乳歯 see styles |
nyuushi / nyushi にゅうし |
baby tooth; milk tooth; first set of teeth |
乳牙 see styles |
rǔ yá ru3 ya2 ju ya |
deciduous tooth; milk tooth; baby tooth |
乳齒 乳齿 see styles |
rǔ chǐ ru3 chi3 ju ch`ih ju chih |
deciduous tooth; milk tooth; baby tooth |
仏牙 see styles |
butsuge ぶつげ |
{Buddh} tooth of Buddha recovered from his cremated ashes |
仮歯 see styles |
kashi かし |
false tooth |
佛牙 see styles |
fó yá fo2 ya2 fo ya butsuge |
Buddha's tooth (a holy relic) buddha's tooth |
充填 see styles |
chōng tián chong1 tian2 ch`ung t`ien chung tien juuten / juten じゅうてん |
to fill (gap, hole, area, blank); to pad out; to complement; (dental) filling; filled (noun/participle) filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging |
入歯 see styles |
ireba いれば |
false tooth; denture |
出歯 see styles |
deba でば |
(See 出っ歯・でっぱ) protruding tooth; overbite |
切牙 see styles |
qiē yá qie1 ya2 ch`ieh ya chieh ya |
incisor tooth |
前歯 see styles |
maeba; zenshi まえば; ぜんし |
front tooth |
基牙 see styles |
jī yá ji1 ya2 chi ya |
abutment tooth (dentistry) |
娜多 see styles |
nuó duō nuo2 duo1 no to data |
danta, tooth, tusk, fang. |
尖牙 see styles |
jiān yá jian1 ya2 chien ya |
canine tooth; fang; tusk |
差歯 see styles |
sashiba さしば |
(1) post crown; dowel crown; false tooth; (2) "tooth" on a geta clog |
平目 see styles |
hirame ひらめ |
(1) (kana only) flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); (2) bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); (surname) Hirame |
廝殺 厮杀 see styles |
sī shā si1 sha1 ssu sha |
to fight at close quarters; to fight tooth and nail |
彈多 弹多 see styles |
dàn duō dan4 duo1 tan to danta |
danta, a tooth. |
恆牙 恒牙 see styles |
héng yá heng2 ya2 heng ya |
permanent tooth (as opposed to deciduous tooth 乳牙); adult tooth |
憚哆 惮哆 see styles |
dàn chǐ dan4 chi3 tan ch`ih tan chih tanta |
danta tooth, teeth; cf. 彈 and 娜. |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| 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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| Ivory Tooth | 牙 | kiba | yá / ya2 / ya | |
| 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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| 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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