粵

忘mong4恩jan1負fu6義ji6

simp忘恩负义
mong4 jan1 fu6 ji6wàng ēn fù yì

English

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

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 違背人哋對你嘅恩情,做啲對唔住恩人嘅事

Examples

  • 佢救過你一命,你竟然要害佢,你真係一個忘恩負義嘅人。

    He saved your life and you are still going to harm him, you're really an ungrateful backstabber.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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