lái'ér​bù​wǎng​fēi​lǐ​yě

one should return as good as one receives

Senses

来而不往非礼也/ 來而不往非禮也 lái'ér​bù​wǎng​fēi​lǐ​yě one should return as good as one receives

(literary) it is impolite not to reciprocate; to respond in kind; often used to suggest that one will give a taste of their own medicine or strike back in response to another's actions

References

same_as 来而不往非礼也/來而不往非禮也 礼尚往来/禮尚往來