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give a plum in return for a peach—exchange gifts/favours; return a favor or gift; return presents between friends

tóu táo bào lǐ

投 桃 报 李

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give a plum in return for a peach—exchange gifts/favours; return a favor or gift; return presents between friends
- tóu táo bào lǐ hù xiāng bāng zhù shì hěn zì ran de shì
  投桃报李，互相帮助是很自然的事。
  Serving those who do service to us is a natural reaction.
synonym
lǐ shàng wǎng lái礼尚往来 bào lǐ tóu táo报李投桃 táo lái lǐ dá桃来李答 lǐ shàng wǎng lái礼上往来
antonym
wàng ēn fù yì忘恩负义

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