borrow without returning

borrow without returning

There is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǒ Uji è w ú Hu á n, which means to borrow something from others and not return it.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: borrowing and returning

Idiom usage

He borrowed something but never returned it.

Idiom story

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after the battle of Chibi, Cao Cao abandoned Jingzhou, Nanjun and Xiangyang. Liu Bei took the opportunity to monopolize the three cities. When Zhou Yu returned, he was furious and sent Lu Su to question Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang said that he was in charge of Liu Qi, the former master of Jingzhou. After Liu Qi's death, Lu Su went to return Jingzhou. Zhuge Liang said that he would return Jingzhou after he defeated Xichuan. Lu Su had no choice but to return.