投之以桃，报之以李投之以桃，報之以李投之以桃，報之以李

give me a peach and I repay with a plum

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Return kindness with kindness; a gift deserves a gift. Approving, from the ancient Book of Songs.

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Simplified: 投之以桃，报之以李
Traditional (Taiwan): 投之以桃，報之以李
Pinyin: tóu zhī yǐ táo, bào zhī yǐ Lǐ
Bopomofo: ㄊㄡˊ ㄓㄧˇ ㄊㄠˊ，ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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