| 积阴德必有阳报 |
jī yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào |
(saying) doing good deeds in secret will eventually bring rewards |
| 积 |
jī |
to amass; to accumulate; to store up / (math.) product (the result of multiplication) / (TCM) constipation; indigestion |
| 阴 |
Yīn |
surname Yin |
| 阴 |
yīn |
overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia |
| 阴 |
yīn |
variant of 阴 |
| 阴德 |
yīn dé |
secret virtue |
| 德 |
Dé |
Germany / German / abbr. for 德国 |
| 德 |
dé |
virtue / goodness / morality / ethics / kindness / favor / character / kind |
| 德 |
dé |
variant of 德 |
| 德 |
dé |
variant of 德 |
| 必 |
bì |
certainly / must / will / necessarily |
| 有 |
yǒu |
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional) |
| 阳 |
yáng |
positive (electric.) / sun / male principle (Taoism) / Yang, opposite: 阴 |
| 报 |
bào |
to report; to inform; to announce / to respond; to reply / to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 报名) / to reward; to recompense / to take revenge; to retaliate / newspaper / periodical; journal / bulletin / telegram |