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猜忌

Word · Verb

suspect and resent; be jealous and suspicious

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to harbor resentment due to suspicion; to be jealous and distrustful

formal

Describes a negative emotional state combining suspicion (猜) and resentment/jealousy (忌), often arising in competitive or insecure relationships.

Tuán团
duì队
nèi内
bù部
hù互
xiāng相
cāi猜
jì忌
 ,
yán严
zhòng重
yǐng影
xiǎng响
le了
hé合
zuò作
xiào效
lǜ率
 。

Mutual suspicion and resentment within the team severely affected the efficiency of cooperation.

Jūn君
zhǔ主
duì对
gōng功
gāo高
gài盖
zhǔ主
de的
jiāng将
jūn军
qǐ起
le了
cāi猜
jì忌
zhī之
xīn心
 。

The monarch began to feel jealous and suspicious of the general whose achievements overshadowed his own.

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Tā他
shēng生
xìng性
duō多
yí疑
 ,
zǒng总
shì是
cāi猜
jì忌
shēn身
biān边
de的
rén人
 。

He is inherently suspicious and always distrusts and resents those around him.

Wú无
duān端
de的
cāi猜
jì忌
shì是
pò破
huài坏
gǎn感
qíng情
de的
dú毒
yào药
 。

Baseless jealousy and suspicion are poison that ruins relationships.