忘恩负义 in English wang4 en1 fu4 yi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to forget favors and violate justice (idiomatic expression); ingratitude to a friend
  • to kick a benefactor in the teeth

Simplified Characters

忘 恩 负 义

Traditional Characters

忘 恩 負 義

Pinyin

wang4 en1 fu4 yi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

忘wang4to forget 恩en1variant of 恩[en1] 负fu4to bear 义yi4surname Yi