Meaning of 忘本
忘本 means to forget one's origins or the source of one's success after one's circumstances improve; to bite the hand that feeds one. Pronounced wàng běn.
- to forget one's origins or the source of one's success after one's circumstances improve; to bite the hand that feeds one
Definitions & Examples
Zuò做
rén人
bù不
néng能
wàng忘
běn本
。
One must never forget one's roots.
Tā他
fā发
dá达
yǐ以
hòu后
jiù就
wàng忘
běn本
le了
，
lián连
lǎo老
péng朋
you友
dōu都
bù不
lǐ理
。
After he got rich, he forgot his roots and wouldn't even acknowledge his old friends.
Chéng成
gōng功
zhī之
hòu后
bié别
wàng忘
le了
shì是
shuí谁
bāng帮
guò过
nǐ你
，
bù不
yào要
wàng忘
běn本
。
After succeeding, don't forget who helped you—don't bite the hand that fed you.
Zhè这
wèi位
qǐ企
yè业
jiā家
zhì致
fù富
hòu后
bù不
wàng忘
běn本
，
jī积
jí极
huí回
bào报
jiā家
xiāng乡
。
This entrepreneur did not forget his roots after getting rich, and actively gave back to his hometown.
Wàng忘
běn本
de的
rén人
zuì最
zhōng终
huì会
shī失
qù去
suǒ所
yǒu有
péng朋
you友
。
Those who forget their roots will eventually lose all their friends.