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恩將仇報

简恩将仇报 · 繁恩將仇報

Mandarin · pinyin ēn jiāng chóu bào

to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)

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恩: ēn · kindness, mercy, charity
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仇: chóu · enemy, hate, hatred, enmity
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将: jiāng · will, going to, future; general
报: bào · report, tell, announce

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1–1–2–4 · en1 jiang1 chou2 bao4

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jan1 zoeng1 sau4 bou3

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(idiomatic) to bite the hand that feeds one; to requite kindness with enmity

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