忘恩负义 wàng ēn fù yì — to be ungrateful and treacherous

忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì

Characters: 忘 · 恩 · 负 · 义

Definitions

  1. to be ungrateful and treacherous

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to forget favors and violate justice (idiom)
  2. ingratitude to a friend
  3. to kick a benefactor in the teeth

ExtDict

  1. 恩：恩惠
  2. 负：违背
  3. 义：情谊，恩谊。忘记别人对自己的好处，反而做出对不起别人的事。

Examples

  • 受人恩惠却反咬一口，真是忘恩负义。

    To bite the hand that feeds you is truly to be ungrateful and treacherous.

  • 他被指责忘恩负义，抛弃恩人。

    He was accused of being ungrateful and turning against his benefactor.