忘恩负义 wàng ēn fù yì

ungrateful; forget kindness and turn hostile

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 13329th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
忘 wàng HSK 3
to forget; to neglect; to overlook
恩 ēn HSK 6
variant of 恩ēn; kindness; favor
负 fù HSK 4
to be defeated; to bear; negative (math. etc)
义 yì HSK 5
meaning; righteousness; justice