忘恩负义

Traditional: 忘恩負義

wàng ēn fù yì

Dictionary entry

to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend

What does 忘恩负义 mean?

忘恩负义 (wàng ēn fù yì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend

2to kick a benefactor in the teeth

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忘wàngto forget · to overlook 恩ēnvariant of 恩[en1]负fùto bear · to carry (on one's back)义Yìsurname Yi · (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])

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