一还一报
yī​huán​yī​bào

tit for tat

  • created reference approved 一还一报/一還一報 → 报应/報應 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一还一报 / 一還一報 yī​huán​yī​bào

    报应 / 報應 bào​yìng

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 一还一报/一還一報 · yī​huán​yī​bào · tit for tat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一还一报 / 一還一報

    yī​huán​yī​bào

    tit for tat

    tit for tat; an eye for an eye; a case of poetic justice or karmic retribution

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 还 (literal) → 还/還 · huán · to retaliate 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 报 (literal) → 报/報 · bào · retribution

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense