投桃报李
Traditional form:
投桃報李
Pinyin (reading):
tóutáobàolǐ
Definitions:
- toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
- to exchange gifts
- Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
Characters:
- 投 - to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest
- 桃 - peach; marriage; surname
- 报 - to announce, to report; newspaper; payback, revenge
- 李 - plum; luggage; surname
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