4 characters Idiom and proverb 1 546

Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「一還一報」, as shown below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「一還一報」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

It means that one will be retaliated after doing something bad.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī hái yī bào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 waan4 yat1 bou3

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.