忘恩负义 — Chinese idiom
忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì
Traditional: 忘恩負義
Meaning
- to forget favors and violate justice ; ingratitude to a friend
- to kick a benefactor in the teeth
Character by character
- 忘wàngto forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook
- 恩ēnkindness, mercy, charity
- 负fùload, burden; to carry, to bear
- 义yìright conduct, propriety; justice
Idioms sharing a character
- 公而忘私 gōng ér wàng sī
- 废寝忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí
- 忘乎所以 wàng hū suǒ yǐ
- 忘年之交 wàng nián zhī jiāo
- 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng
- 舍生忘死 shě shēng wàng sǐ
- 数典忘祖 shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
- 没齿难忘 mò chǐ nán wàng
- 发愤忘食 fā fèn wàng shí
- 见利忘义 jiàn lì wàng yì
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