Chinese

		goodheartedness; kindness	drowned; to end; to die drowned; to end; to die; to inundate; (negative prefix for verbs); have not; not	retribution; reward
trad. (好心沒好報)		好心	沒	好報
simp. (好心没好报)		好心	没	好报

Idiom

好心沒好報

1. no good deed goes unpunished; those who help often end up being resented by those whom they help

Synonyms

• 好心沒好意／好心没好意
• 好心不得好報／好心不得好报
• (Cantonese) 好心冇好報／好心冇好报 (hou2 sam1 mou5 hou2 bou3), 好心著雷劈／好心着雷劈 (hou2 sam1 zoek6 leoi4 pek3)
• (Min Nan) 好心予雷唚／好心予雷吣 (hó-sim hō͘ lûi chim)
• (Hakka) 好心著雷打／好心着雷打 (hó-sîm chho̍k lùi tá)

Antonyms

• 好心有好報／好心有好报