tóu táo bào lǐ

Traditional: 投桃報李

投桃报李 (tóu táo bào lǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor; to exchange gifts; Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.”.

Meanings

  1. 1toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
  2. 2to exchange gifts
  3. 3Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.

Characters in 投桃报李

投tóu · to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)桃táo · peach报bào · to report; to inform; to announce李lǐ · plum

Related words

报告to inform投票to vote; to cast a vote投to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)报道to report (news)报纸newspaper报to report; to inform; to announce报警to sound an alarm情报information; intelligence投资investment投入to throw into警报(fire) alarm行李luggage

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