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忘恩负义

wàng ēn fù yìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to forget favors and violate justice (idiom) / ingratitude to a friend / to kick a benefactor in the teeth
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

忘恩負義 忘恩负义 [wang4 en1 fu4 yi4] /to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend/to kick a benefactor in the teeth/

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Other forms in these source records: 忘恩負義

  • 忘
    wàng

    to forget / to overlook / to neglect

  • 恩
    ēn

    favor / grace / kindness / (coll.) used like 嗯[èn] in online chat, expressing agreement

  • 负
    fù

    to bear / to carry (on one's back) / to turn one's back on / to be defeated / negative (math. etc)

  • 义
    yì

    justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship

    Yì

    surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yì dà lì])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.