yuàn
bào

idiom
common

Meaning of 以怨报德

以怨报德 means to repay kindness with resentment; to bite the hand that feeds one. Pronounced yǐ yuàn bào dé.

  • to repay kindness with resentment; to bite the hand that feeds one

Definitions & Examples

shòu
le
me
duō
ēn
huì
 
què
yuàn
bào
 
shí
zài
lìng
rén
xīn
hán
 

He received so much kindness, yet he repaid it with resentment, which is truly chilling.

Zhè
zhǒng
yuàn
bào
de
xíng
wéi
 
zhōng
jiāng
bèi
shè
huì
suǒ
tuò
 

Such behavior that repays kindness with resentment will eventually be cast aside by society.

bāng
zhù
zǒu
chū
kùn
jìng
 
què
yuàn
bào
 
chù
huǐ
de
míng
shēng
 

You helped him out of his predicament, yet he repaid your kindness with resentment by slandering your reputation everywhere.