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Japanese Proverbs & Sayings
On o Ada de Kaesu
Last update January 5, 2020
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return evil for good
On o Ada de Kaesu
恩を仇で返す
Words:
恩
On
= debt, favor /
を
o
= accusative
joshi
particle /
仇
Ada
= hostility, grudge /
で
de
= instrumental
joshi
particle /
返す
Kaesu
= return
Pronunciation:
[oh-n-oh-ah-dah-deh-kah-eh-sue]
English Equivalent:
bite the hand that feeds
Notes:
Used to say someone returns the other’s kindness with hatred or repay their debt with harm. Also, it’s another way to say
Kai Inu ni Te o Kamareru
.
Taro says his protégé betrayed him and it’s a typical case of
On o Ada de Kaesu
.
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