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忘恩背义
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忘恩背义 — “To be ungrateful and treacherous”

忘恩背义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be ungrateful and treacherous”. To forget kindness and turn one's back on a benefactor. Literally, “Forget kindness and betray righteousness”.

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忘恩背义 Pronunciation and Pinyin

忘恩背义 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
忘
wàng7to forget
恩
ēn10favor, kindness, grace
背
bèi9back, carry, recite, violate
义
yì3righteousness, justice, meaning

Example Sentence with 忘恩背义

他竟然忘恩背义,背叛了曾经帮助过他的朋友。
He was so ungrateful and perfidious, betraying the friend who had once helped him.

Idioms Related to 忘恩背义

Synonyms of 忘恩背义

  • wàng忘ēn恩fù负yì义forget kindness and betray

Antonyms of 忘恩背义

  • yǐ以dé德bào报yuàn怨repay evil with kindness

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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Questions about 忘恩背义

What does 忘恩背义 mean?

忘恩背义 (wàng ēn bèi yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be ungrateful and treacherous”.

How do you pronounce 忘恩背义?

忘恩背义 is pronounced wàng ēn bèi yì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 忘恩背义 literally mean?

Literally, 忘恩背义 means “Forget kindness and betray righteousness”. It is used to mean “to be ungrateful and treacherous”.

What is the Chinese definition of 忘恩背义?

忘掉他人对己的恩德,做出背信弃义的事情。

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