忘恩失义 — “To forget kindness and betray trust”
忘恩失义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to forget kindness and betray trust”. To be ungrateful and disloyal. Literally, “Forget kindness, abandon loyalty/righteousness”.
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忘恩失义 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他受到朋友很多帮助，却在关键时刻忘恩失义，真是令人失望
He received much assistance from his friend, but at a critical juncture, he acted ungratefully and disloyally, which was truly disappointing.
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More idioms starting with 忘
- wàng忘hū乎qí其xíng形forget oneself in triumph or delight
- wàng忘hū乎suǒ所yǐ以carried away by excitement or pride
- wàng忘qí其suǒ所yǐ以forget oneself due to excitement or pride
- wàng忘chuò啜fèi废zhěn枕forget to eat and sleep
- wàng忘qǐn寝fèi废shí食forget to eat and sleep
- wàng忘nián年zhī之jiāo交friendship between people of different ages
- wàng忘nián年zhī之qì契friendship between different ages
- wàng忘nián年zhī之hǎo好close friendship transcending age
- wàng忘nián年jiāo交friendship transcending age
- wàng忘xíng形zhī之jiāo交friendship of forgotten formalities
- wàng忘xíng形zhī之qì契friendship transcending social status
- wàng忘xíng形jiāo交friendship ignoring outward appearances
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What does 忘恩失义 mean?
忘恩失义 (wàng ēn shī yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to forget kindness and betray trust”.
How do you pronounce 忘恩失义?
忘恩失义 is pronounced wàng ēn shī yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忘恩失义 literally mean?
Literally, 忘恩失义 means “Forget kindness, abandon loyalty/righteousness”. It is used to mean “to forget kindness and betray trust”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忘恩失义?
忘掉他人对己的恩德，做出背信弃义的事情。