好心沒好報
hǎo​xīn​méi​hǎo​bào

no good deed goes unpunished

  • created sense approved 好心没好报/好心沒好報 · hǎo​xīn​méi​hǎo​bào · no good deed goes unpunished — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好心没好报 / 好心沒好報

    hǎo​xīn​méi​hǎo​bào

    no good deed goes unpunished

    a set phrase used when one's kindness is met with misunderstanding, ingratitude, or trouble; literally: a good heart does not receive a good reward

    好心 (literal) → 好心 · hǎo​xīn · good intentions 没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · [negation] 好报 (literal) → 好报/好報 · hǎo​bào · good reward

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

    created sense