好心沒好報

See also: 好心没好报

Chinese
 
goodheartedness; kindness; goodhearted; kind
 
have not; drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
 recompense; reward
trad. (好心沒好報) 好心 沒 好報
simp. (好心没好报) 好心 没 好报

Etymology

Literally: good-heartedness has no recompense

Pronunciation

Idiom

好心沒好報

  1. no good deed goes unpunished; those who help often end up being resented by those whom they help

Synonyms
  • 好心沒好意／好心没好意
  • 好心不得好報／好心不得好报
  • (Cantonese) 好心冇好報／好心冇好报 (hou2 sam1 mou5 hou2 bou3), 好心著雷劈／好心着雷劈 (hou2 sam1 zoek6 leoi4 pek3)
  • (Min Nan) 好心予雷唚／好心予雷吣 (hó-sim hō͘ lûi chim)
  • (Hakka) 好心著雷打／好心着雷打 (hó-sîm chho̍k lùi tá)

Antonyms
  • 好心有好報／好心有好报
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