以德報德
yǐ​dé​bào​dé

one good turn deserves another

  • created reference approved 以德报德/以德報德 → 以直报怨/以直報怨 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以德报德 / 以德報德 yǐ​dé​bào​dé

    以直报怨 / 以直報怨 yǐ​zhí​bào​yuàn

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 以德报德/以德報德 · yǐ​dé​bào​dé · one good turn deserves another — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以德报德 / 以德報德

    yǐ​dé​bào​dé

    one good turn deserves another

    to return kindness for kindness; to repay a favor with a favor

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 德 (literal) → 德 · dé · kindness 报 (literal) → 报/報 · bào · to repay 德 (literal) → 德 · dé · kindness

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

    created sense