以怨报德 repay kindness with resentment
Explanation
用怨恨来回报别人的恩惠。比喻忘恩负义，恩将仇报。
To repay kindness with resentment. To describe someone who is ungrateful and repays good with evil.
Origin Story
从前，有个善良的农夫，救了一条受伤的毒蛇。毒蛇伤好后，却狠狠地咬了农夫一口，农夫因此丧命。这则故事体现了以怨报德的含义，告诫人们不要对心怀恶意的人抱有幻想，要擦亮眼睛，辨别是非。
Once upon a time, there was a kind farmer who saved an injured poisonous snake. After the snake recovered, it viciously bit the farmer, who died as a result. This story illustrates the meaning of "repaying kindness with resentment" and cautions people not to harbor illusions about malicious people, to be discerning, and to distinguish right from wrong.
Usage
主要用于形容忘恩负义的行为。
Mainly used to describe ungrateful behavior.
Examples
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他以怨报德，令人寒心。
ta yi yuan bao de, ling ren han xin. zhe zhong yi yuan bao de de xingwei shi bu ke qu de
He repaid kindness with resentment, which is chilling.
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这种以怨报德的行为是不可取的。
This kind of behavior of repaying kindness with resentment is unacceptable.