See 投桃報李 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "When one throws to me a peach, I return to him a plum.",
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"text": "投我以桃，報之以李。",
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"to return a favor; to exchange gifts; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours."
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"zh-pron": "tóutáobàolǐ"
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"zh-pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄠˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ"
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"zh-pron": "tau⁴ tou⁴ bou³ lei⁵"
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"zh-pron": "tóutáobàolǐ"
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"zh-pron": "tóutáobàolǐ"
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"zh-pron": "tʻou²-tʻao²-pao⁴-li³"
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"zh-pron": "tóu-táu-bàu-lǐ"
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"zh-pron": "tourtaurbawlii"
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"zh-pron": "тоутаобаоли"
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"zh-pron": "toutaobaoli"
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"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh-pron": "tàuh tòuh bou léih"
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"zh-pron": "tau⁴ tou⁴ bou³ lei⁵"
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"zh-pron": "teo⁴ tou⁴ bou³ léi⁵"
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"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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},
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"zh-pron": "toutaobaoli"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh-pron": "tàuh tòuh bou léih"
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"zh-pron": "tau⁴ tou⁴ bou³ lei⁵"
},
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"zh-pron": "teo⁴ tou⁴ bou³ léi⁵"
},
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹ pou̯³³ lei̯¹³/"
}
],
"word": "投桃報李"
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