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狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心

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gǒu yǎo lǚ dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn

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  1. 1. a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
  2. 2. to ill reward a person's kindness

Child Words of 狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心

不
bù

no; not so

人
rén

person; people

咬
yǎo

to bite

好
hǎo

good

好
hào

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

好人
hǎo rén

good person

心
xīn

heart

洞
dòng

cave

狗
gǒu

dog

识
shí

to know

识
zhì

to record

人心
rén xīn

popular feeling

吕
lǚ

pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system

吕洞宾
lǚ dòng bīn

Lü Dongbin (796-), Tang Dynasty scholar, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[bā xiān]

宾
bīn

visitor

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