背恩弃义 — “To betray kindness and abandon loyalty”
背恩弃义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to betray kindness and abandon loyalty”. To be ungrateful and disloyal. Literally, “To turn one's back on kindness and abandon loyalty”.
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背恩弃义 Pronunciation and Pinyin
背恩弃义 Character Breakdown
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他曾受过恩惠，如今却背恩弃义，让人感到非常失望。
He once received a favor, but now he betrays kindness and loyalty, which makes people very disappointed.
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More idioms starting with 背
- bèi背zhǔ主qiú求róng荣betray master for glory
- bèi背yì义wàng忘ēn恩betray righteousness and forget favor
- bèi背yì义fù负xìn信betray righteousness and break faith
- bèi背yì义fù负ēn恩betray righteousness and be ungrateful
- bèi背xiāng乡lí离jǐng井Leave one's hometown to live elsewhere
- bèi背jǐng井lí离xiāng乡leave one's hometown to live elsewhere
- bèi背xìn信qì弃yì义betray trust and abandon righteousness
- bèi背xìn信fù负yì义betray trust and abandon righteousness
- bèi背gōng公xiàng向sī私put private interests above public duty
- bèi背gōng公yíng营sī私harm public for private gain
- bèi背qián前miàn面hòu后openly or behind one's back
- bèi背chéng城yī一zhàn战fight a decisive battle with no retreat
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Open the tool →Questions about 背恩弃义
What does 背恩弃义 mean?
背恩弃义 (bèi ēn qì yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to betray kindness and abandon loyalty”.
How do you pronounce 背恩弃义?
背恩弃义 is pronounced bèi ēn qì yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 背恩弃义 literally mean?
Literally, 背恩弃义 means “to turn one's back on kindness and abandon loyalty”. It is used to mean “to betray kindness and abandon loyalty”.
What is the Chinese definition of 背恩弃义?
指辜负别人对自己的恩义。同“背恩忘义”。