忘恩负义 — “Ungrateful and perfidious”
忘恩负义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “ungrateful and perfidious”. To forget favors and turn against one's benefactor; to bite the hand that feeds one. Literally, “forget kindness and betray righteousness”.
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忘恩负义 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 忘wàng
- 恩ēn
- 负fù
- 义yì
忘恩负义 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 忘恩负义
他受过别人的资助，后来却做出忘恩负义的事情，实在令人不齿。
He received help from others, but later acted in an ungrateful and perfidious manner, which is truly despicable.
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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
Questions about 忘恩负义
- What does 忘恩负义 mean?
- 忘恩负义 (wàng ēn fù yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “ungrateful and perfidious”.
- How do you pronounce 忘恩负义?
- 忘恩负义 is pronounced wàng ēn fù yì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 忘恩负义 literally mean?
- Literally, 忘恩负义 means “forget kindness and betray righteousness”. It is used to mean “ungrateful and perfidious”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 忘恩负义?
- 恩：恩惠；负：违背；义：情谊，恩谊。忘记别人对自己的好处，反而做出对不起别人的事。