投桃报李 in English tou2 tao2 bao4 li3 Meaning

Meanings

  • toss a peach, get back a plum (idiomatic expression); to return a favor
  • to exchange gifts
  • Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.

Simplified Characters

投 桃 报 李

Traditional Characters

投 桃 報 李

Pinyin

tou2 tao2 bao4 li3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

投tou2to cast 桃tao2peach 报bao4to announce 李li3surname Li