devoid of gratitude(wàng ēn bèi yì)

devoid of gratitude

Ungrateful, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w à ng à Nb è iy à, which means to forget the kindness of others and do treacherous things. It comes from the biography of Zhang kaizhuan in the history of Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Ingratitude

Antonym: good for bad

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Zhang Zhuangzi in the history of Han Dynasty, it is said that "betraying one's gratitude and ingratiating oneself will hurt the common customs."

"Wei Shu · Xiao Baoyin biography" said: "ungrateful, Xiaoyu its heart."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or object; used in condemnation.

Examples

In the book of Jin, biographies of loyalty and righteousness: "although the ungrateful can't be defeated, there is no lack of those who commit suicide at that time."

In the treatise on Yang Sifu written by Cui Yi of Song Dynasty, it is said that "the gentleman does not remember the old evils and returns the good for the bad, while the villain is ungrateful and returns the good with the bad."

Zhao Shanyu, Song Dynasty, wrote in the article of self alarm: instrument: "only Han Weigong is not so. What's more, when it comes to villains, they are ungrateful. They want to put themselves in the right place, and their words are peaceful, just like ordinary things."

The eleventh chapter of Water Margin written by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "if my brother doesn't accept me, I'll be surprised when I know that. It seems that we are ungrateful."

In Chapter 116 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty, in which Zhonghui divided his troops into Hanzhong and Daowu Marquis of Hanzhong to show his holiness to Dingjun mountain, Jin was furious and sternly scolded: "the ungrateful thief, what's his face to see all the people in the world?"

Chinese PinYin : wàng ēn bèi yì