To repay a kindness with gratitude, often referring to a supernatural reward for good deeds.
他当年对我有恩，现在我能帮上忙，也算是黄雀衔环了。
He showed me kindness back then, and now that I can help, it can be considered as repaying his kindness.
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Once upon a time, when Yang Bao was nine years old, he went to Mount Huayin. He saw a yellow finch battling an eagle, got injured, and fell to the ground.
Yang Bao took it home, placed it in a box, and fed it with yellow flowers for over 100 days. When the finch's wounds healed and its feathers grew back, it flew away.
That night, Yang Bao had a dream. He saw a small child in yellow clothes who introduced himself as a messenger of the Queen Mother of the West. The child presented him with four jade rings as a reward for his kindness.
The next day, Yang Bao indeed found the jade rings in his courtyard.
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