è
chóu

idiom

Meaning of 嫉恶如仇

嫉恶如仇 means to hate evil as if it were a personal enemy; to be intolerant of injustice. Pronounced jí è rú chóu.

  • to hate evil as if it were a personal enemy; to be intolerant of injustice

Definitions & Examples

wéi
rén
zhèng
zhí
 
è
chóu
 
shēn
shòu
tóng
shì
men
zūn
jìng
 

He is an upright person who hates evil as a mortal enemy and is deeply respected by his colleagues.

Zhè
wèi
zhě
è
chóu
 
de
bào
dào
jiē
le
duō
shè
huì
hēi
àn
miàn
 

This journalist hates evil as if it were a personal enemy; his reports have exposed many dark sides of society.

Bāo
gōng
zài
zhōng
zǒng
shì
bèi
zào
chéng
è
chóu
de
qīng
tiān
lǎo
ye
 

In Chinese opera, Judge Bao is always portrayed as an incorruptible official who hates evil as a mortal enemy.