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恩將仇報 (jan1 zoeng1 sau4 bou3) — to repay kindness with enmity | Cant. coll.: 反骨 | Similar: 忘恩負義 in Cantonese

janˉ¹恩zoengˉ¹將sauˎ₄仇bou˗₃報
简 恩将仇报
Mandarin Pinyin: en1 jiang1 chou2 bao4

Meaning of 恩將仇報

nounto repay kindness with enmity | Cant. coll.: 反骨 | Similar: 忘恩負義
noun(saying) Forget one's benevolent favor but treat one with enmity instead
idiomto repay kindness with enmity; to repay good with evil

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Example Sentences with 恩將仇報

keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係janˉ¹恩goengˉ¹將sauˎ₄仇bou˗₃報
He really repaid kindness with enmity.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋janˉ¹恩goengˉ¹將sauˎ₄仇bou˗₃報wo˗₃喎
They repaid kindness with enmity!
gamˊ²咁joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好ciˏ₅似janˉ¹恩goengˉ¹將sauˎ₄仇bou˗₃報
This seems like repaying kindness with enmity.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心keoiˏ₅佢janˉ¹恩goengˉ¹將sauˎ₄仇bou˗₃報
Be careful, he might repay kindness with enmity.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好janˉ¹恩goengˉ¹將sauˎ₄仇bou˗₃報
Don't repay kindness with enmity.
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Characters in 恩將仇報

恩jan1
kindness; mercy; charity; favor; grace; gratitude
將zoeng1
be going to; be about to; will; shall
仇sau4 cau4
enemy; foe; rival
報bou3
reward; retribution

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