repay kindness with enmity; bite the hand that feeds you
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb phrase
repay kindness with enmity; return evil for good
derogatoryDescribes profound ingratitude and moral betrayal. It often implies a deliberate act of harming a benefactor. Highly negative in connotation.
Wǒ我
jiù救
le了
tā他
，
tā他
què却
ēn恩
jiāng将
chóu仇
bào报
，
tōu偷
zǒu走
le了
wǒ我
de的
qián钱
。
I saved him, but he repaid kindness with enmity by stealing my money.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
ēn恩
jiāng将
chóu仇
bào报
de的
xíng行
wéi为
lìng令
rén人
xīn心
hán寒
。
Such an act of repaying kindness with hatred is chilling.
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Tóng童
huà话
lǐ里
，
nóng农
fū夫
jiù救
le了
yī一
tiáo条
shé蛇
，
shé蛇
què却
ēn恩
jiāng将
chóu仇
bào报
yǎo咬
sǐ死
le了
tā他
。
In the fable, a farmer saved a snake, but the snake repaid kindness with enmity by biting him to death.
Tā他
duì对
lǎo老
bǎn板
ēn恩
jiāng将
chóu仇
bào报
，
bù不
jǐn仅
xiè泄
lòu露
le了
gōng公
sī司
jī机
mì密
，
hái还
dài带
zǒu走
le了
hé核
xīn心
tuán团
duì队
。
He repaid his boss's kindness with enmity, not only leaking company secrets but also taking away the core team.