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好心着雷劈
  hou2 sam1 zoek6 leoi4 pek3   jyutping
to recompense good with evil; no good deed go unpunished
[literal] those with good intention are struck by thunder


Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
好心着雷劈

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Characters in this word:

 hou2 hou3  -  good; very; friendly; healthy; ready
 sam1  -  heart
 zoek6  -  touch; apply; affected; move
 leoi4  -  thunder; mine; a surname
 pek3 pik1  -  chop; cleave; strike; split up
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