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投桃报李

投桃报李 tóu táo bào lǐ toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor / to exchange gifts / Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
投 tóu to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
 桃 táo peach
  报 bào to report; to inform; to announce / to respond; to reply / to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 报名) / to reward; to recompense / to take revenge; to retaliate / newspaper / periodical; journal / bulletin / telegram
   李 Lǐ surname Li
   李 lǐ plum
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