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忘恩负义

wàng ēn fù yì

4-character word Traditional 忘恩負義

What 忘恩负义 means

1. to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
2. to kick a benefactor in the teeth

The characters in 忘恩负义

• 忘wàngto forget; to overlook; to neglect
• 恩ēnfavor; grace; kindness; (colloquial) used like 嗯
• 负fùto bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on
• 义yìjustice; righteousness; meaning

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