wàng ēn fù yì

Traditional: 忘恩負義

忘恩负义 (wàng ēn fù yì) is a Chinese word meaning “to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth”.

Meanings

  1. 1to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
  2. 2to kick a benefactor in the teeth

Characters in 忘恩负义

忘wàng · to forget恩ēn · favor; grace; kindness负fù · to bear义yì · justice

Related words

忘to forget恩favor; grace; kindness恩variant of 恩[en1]负责to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for忘记to forget意义sense正义justice负to bear主义-ism忘掉to forget义务duty; obligation (CL:項|项[xiang4])感恩节Thanksgiving Day

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