来而不往非礼也

lái'érbùwǎngfēilǐyě

it is impolite not to reciprocate—one should return as good as one receives

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it is impolite not to reciprocate

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it is impolite not to reciprocate

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来而不往非礼也

lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě

It is impolite not to reciprocate.; Friendship cannot stand always on one side.; It's impolite not to make a return for what one receives.; One should return as good as one receives.

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來而不往非禮也|来而不往非礼也 [lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě] ► not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) ► to respond in kind