qīn
tòng
chóu
kuài

idiom
common

Meaning of 亲痛仇快

亲痛仇快 means to cause pain to one's loved ones while pleasing one's enemies; to do things that harm one's own side while benefiting the enemy. Pronounced qīn tòng chóu kuài.

  • to cause pain to one's loved ones while pleasing one's enemies; to do things that harm one's own side while benefiting the enemy

Definitions & Examples

men
néng
zuò
qīn
tòng
chóu
kuài
de
shì
 

We cannot do things that harm our own side while benefiting our enemies.

Zhè
zhǒng
qīn
tòng
chóu
kuài
de
shì
qing
 
wàn
wàn
néng
zuò
 

This kind of self-defeating behavior that pleases our enemies must never be done.

zhè
yàng
zuò
 
shì
qīn
tòng
chóu
kuài
 

By doing this, isn't he causing pain to his loved ones while delighting his enemies?

Nèi
dòu
zhǐ
huì
ràng
qīn
zhě
tòng
 
chóu
zhě
kuài
 

Internal strife will only pain our loved ones and please our enemies.