恩将仇报 — “To repay kindness with enmity”
恩将仇报 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to repay kindness with enmity”. To bite the hand that feeds you; to be ungrateful and malicious. Literally, “Repay kindness with enmity”.
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恩将仇报 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 恩ēn
- 将jiāng
- 仇chóu
- 报bào
恩将仇报 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 恩将仇报
他以前受过这位老师的许多帮助，没想到如今却恩将仇报，在背后说了老师许多坏话。
He had received a lot of help from this teacher in the past, but unexpectedly, he is now repaying kindness with enmity, speaking many ill words about the teacher behind his back.
Origin and Story of 恩将仇报
Li Jing's third son, Nezha, saw the Qiankun Bow and Shocking Arrow on the city wall of Chentang Pass. He took them to practice, and shot an arrow towards the southwest, which directly hit Biyun, a disciple of Lady Shiji from White Bone Cave on Skeleton Mountain.
Caiyun童子 (Caiyun Attendant) reported this to Lady Shiji.
Lady Shiji knew it was Nezha who did it, and she angrily rebuked Li Jing, accusing him of forgetting the kindness he received years ago and now repaying it with enmity.
Idioms Related to 恩将仇报
More idioms starting with 恩
- ēn恩bù不fàng放zhài债Do not lend money to relatives
- ēn恩rén人xiāng相jiàn见，，fèn分wài外yǎn眼qīng青Benefactors meet with exceptional warmth
- ēn恩tóng同zài再shēng生kindness like rebirth
- ēn恩tóng同zài再zào造immense kindness, like a new lease on life
- ēn恩tóng同shān山yuè岳immense kindness or favor
- ēn恩tóng同fù父mǔ母kindness as profound as one's parents
- ēn恩wēi威bìng并jì济combine kindness with firmness
- ēn恩wēi威bìng并yòng用rule with both kindness and severity
- ēn恩wēi威bìng并zhù著wield both kindness and authority
- ēn恩wēi威bìng并xíng行wield both kindness and strictness
- ēn恩wēi威bìng并zhòng重combine strictness with kindness
- ēn恩shān山yì义hǎi海Profound kindness and deep affection
Questions about 恩将仇报
- What does 恩将仇报 mean?
- 恩将仇报 (ēn jiāng chóu bào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to repay kindness with enmity”.
- How do you pronounce 恩将仇报?
- 恩将仇报 is pronounced ēn jiāng chóu bào in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 恩将仇报 literally mean?
- Literally, 恩将仇报 means “Repay kindness with enmity”. It is used to mean “to repay kindness with enmity”.
- Where does 恩将仇报 come from?
- 恩将仇报 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 恩将仇报?
- 拿仇恨回报所受的恩惠。指忘恩负义。