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to repay sb's kind acts (idiom)

结草衔环
jié cǎo xián huán
j+ié·2nd tonec+ǎo·3rd tonex+ián·2nd toneh+uán·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring · Don't forget where your happiness come from. · Be grateful for all your blessings!饮水思源yǐn shuǐ sī yuánto repay · to requite报答bào dáto be grateful感恩gǎn ēn
Antonyms
to return good for evil (idiom) · to requite evil with good以德报怨yǐ dé bào yuànto forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend · to kick a benefactor in the teeth忘恩负义wàng ēn fù yì