requite like for like

requite like for like

One return, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ī Hu á NY ī B à o, which means to do a bad thing will be a revenge. It comes from tie Guai Li by Yue Bochuan of Yuan Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The first discount of Yue Bochuan's "tie Guai Li" in Yuan Dynasty: "it's not my thousands of mistakes. I've just come here to return it."

Idiom usage

"Butterfly dream. First discount" by Guan Hanqing of Yuan Dynasty. The fourth fold of Guan Hanqing's "crying for filial piety" in Yuan Dynasty: "tie this guy up, and the five carriages are split. You can repay me with Li cunxiao." Chapter 19 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: Daiyu said with a smile: "Amitabha. It's my good sister after all. You usually meet a couple. It's a good idea to give something back.