忘恩负义 wàng ēn fù yì Ingratitude

Explanation

忘恩负义是指忘记别人的好处，反而做出对不起别人的事。是一种非常不道德的行为。体现了人性的阴暗面。

Ingratitude means forgetting the benefits of others and in return doing wrong to them. It is a very immoral behavior and reflects the dark side of human nature.

Origin Story

从前，有个叫小明的孩子，邻居老张经常帮助他，给他买零食，带他玩耍。后来，小明家搬走了，老张还时常想起他。几年后，小明长大了，成了一个商人，但他忘记了老张的好，甚至还利用老张的信任，骗了他的钱，最终被人们指责为忘恩负义。

cóng qián, yǒu gè jiào xiǎo míng de háizi, línjū lǎo zhāng jīng cháng bāng zhù tā, gěi tā mǎi língshí, dài tā wán shuǎ. hòu lái, xiǎo míng jiā bān zǒu le, lǎo zhāng hái shí cháng xiǎng qǐ tā. jǐ nián hòu, xiǎo míng zhǎng dà le, chéng le yīgè shāng rén, dàn tā wàng jì le lǎo zhāng de hǎo, shèn zhì hái lìyòng lǎo zhāng de xìnrèn, piàn le tā de qián, zuì zhōng bèi rénmen zhǐzé wèi wàng ēn fù yì.

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Xiaoming. His neighbor, Old Zhang, often helped him, buying him snacks and playing with him. Later, Xiaoming's family moved away, but Old Zhang often thought of him. Years later, Xiaoming grew up and became a businessman, but he forgot Old Zhang's kindness, even using Old Zhang's trust to cheat him out of his money, eventually being condemned as ungrateful.

Usage

用于形容忘恩负义的行为，多用于贬义。

yòng yú xíngróng wàng ēn fù yì de xíngwéi, duō yòng yú biǎnyì

Used to describe ungrateful behavior, mostly derogatory.

Examples

• 他忘恩负义,恩将仇报,令人不齿。

  tā wàng ēn fù yì, ēn jiāng chóu bào, lìng rén bù chǐ

  He is ungrateful and repays kindness with injury, which is deplorable.

• 忘恩负义的人,最终会自食其果。

  wàng ēn fù yì de rén, zuì zhōng huì zì shí qí guǒ

  Ungrateful people will eventually reap what they sow.

Related Idioms

• 恩将仇报

• 过河拆桥

Opposite Idioms

• 感恩戴德

• 知恩图报