repay kindness with kindness(ēn ēn xiāng bào)

repay kindness with kindness

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ē n ē nxi ā NGB à o, which means to repay the favor with the favor and return the behavior beneficial to others. It comes from the biography of Pingyao by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

When is the time to reciprocate kindness? Let's stop here.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: repaying kindness with virtue; antonym: repaying kindness with vengeance

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 11 of the biography of Pingyao by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "once I was sick, he cut off a piece of refined meat from his leg and fried it into soup. I'll be fine I'll go and save him. That's what I've done. "

Idiom explanation

Repay a favor with a favor; repay a person who is kind to himself with a favor.

Chinese PinYin : ēn ēn xiāng bào