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Pronunciation / Transliteration: on o ada de kaesu
"親切にしてくれた人を裏切るなんて、まさに恩を仇で返す行為だ。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To act badly or unkindly toward someone who helps, supports, or provides for you.
"Criticizing the mentor who launched your career is a sure way to bite the hand that feeds you." - 2
To turn against a benefactor or source of livelihood.
"Employees should be careful not to bite the hand that feeds them when voicing complaints about company policy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
This idiom originates from classical fables and early English proverbs, famously appearing in variations by authors like Edmund Spenser and Jonathan Swift. It metaphorically compares an ungrateful person to a domesticated or wild animal that attacks the master or caretaker who provides its sustenance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bite the hand that feeds you" is said worldwide
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mordre la main qui vous nourrit
Transliteration: mordʁ la mɛ̃ ki vu nuʁi
"Il ne faut jamais mordre la main qui vous nourrit."
die Hand beißen, die einen füttert
Transliteration: diː hant ˈbaɪsn̩, diː ˈaɪnən ˈfʏtɐt
"Man soll nicht die Hand beißen, die einen füttert."
mordere la mano che ti nutre
Transliteration: ˈmɔrdere la ˈmano ke ti ˈnutre
"Non bisognerebbe mai mordere la mano che ti nutre."
morder la mano que te da de comer
Transliteration: moɾˈdeɾ la ˈmano ke te ðaa koˈmeɾ
"Criticar a tu jefe es morder la mano que te da de comer."
atirar pedras no telhado de vidro
Transliteration: a.tiˈɾaʁ ˈpe.dɾɐz nu teˈʎa.du dʒi ˈvi.dɾu
Script: morder a mão que te alimenta
"Ele nunca deve morder a mão que o alimenta."
जिस थाली में खाना उसी में छेद करना
Transliteration: jis thaali mein khana usi mein chhed karna
"अपने मददगार की बुराई करना ऐसा है जैसे जिस थाली में खाना उसी में छेद करना।"
恩将仇报
Transliteration: ēn jiāng chóu bào
"我们绝不能做恩将仇报的人。"
은혜를 원수로 갚다
Transliteration: eunhyereul wonsuro gapda
"도와준 사람을 배신하는 것은 은혜를 원수로 갚는 것이다."
恩を仇で返す
Transliteration: on o ada de kaesu
"親切にしてくれた人を裏切るなんて、まさに恩を仇で返す行為だ。"
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