恩怨分明 — “To be clear about favors and grudges”
恩怨分明 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be clear about favors and grudges”. To distinguish clearly between kindness and enmity, or rewards and grudges. Literally, “clearly distinguish favors and grudges”.
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恩怨分明 Pronunciation and Pinyin
恩怨分明 Character Breakdown
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他是一个恩怨分明的人，对待帮助过他的人总是心存感激，对于伤害过他的人也绝不姑息
He is a person who clearly distinguishes between favors and grudges; he is always grateful to those who have helped him, and never tolerates those who have harmed him.
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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jiāng将chóu仇bào报repay kindness with enmity
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Open the tool →Questions about 恩怨分明
What does 恩怨分明 mean?
恩怨分明 (ēn yuàn fēn míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be clear about favors and grudges”.
How do you pronounce 恩怨分明?
恩怨分明 is pronounced ēn yuàn fēn míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 恩怨分明 literally mean?
Literally, 恩怨分明 means “clearly distinguish favors and grudges”. It is used to mean “to be clear about favors and grudges”.
What is the Chinese definition of 恩怨分明?
恩：恩惠；怨：仇恨。对于恩惠和仇恨的界限分得十分清楚，毫不含糊。