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一饭之恩

Yī fàn zhī ēn
Gratitude for a single meal.

The kindness of one meal.

This refers to a small act of kindness that is remembered wi...

This refers to a small act of kindness that is remembered with deep gratitude, often for a lifetime. It teaches that even the smallest help deserves recognition and repayment.

The phrase comes from the story of Han Xin, a Han dynasty general who, when poor, was fed by a washerwoman. He later repaid her with gold. It exemplifies the virtue of remembering favors.

Someone might say this when recalling a time a stranger helped them in a small way, and they feel moved to repay that kindness even years later.

This saying promotes the moral value of reciprocity and gratitude. It reminds people that no act of kindness is too small to be meaningful, and that remembering favors builds a moral society.

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