The kindness of a single meal; a small favor or act of kindness, especially providing food during hardship.
他始终铭记当年邻居在他最困难时给予的一饭之德。
He always remembered the small act of kindness from his neighbor who gave him a meal during his most difficult times.
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In the late Qin Dynasty, Han Xin, an orphan from Huaiyin, lived by fishing in the Huai River. He often failed to catch fish and went hungry.
An old washerwoman, seeing his pitiful situation, frequently shared half of her meal with him.
Later, Han Xin became the Marquis of Huaiyin. He specifically sought out the old washerwoman from those years and presented her with a thousand pieces of gold as a token of his gratitude.
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