chóu

仇家

Word · Noun · VerbTraditional讎

enemy; feud; to proofread

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

enemy; foe; adversary

literary

An archaic or literary term for 'enemy'. In modern usage, it primarily appears in idioms and formal writing, or is replaced by 仇 (chóu).

Liǎng两
jiā家
jié结
wéi为
shì世
chóu仇
 。

The two families became sworn enemies.

Bào报
guó国
chóu仇
 ，
xuě雪
jiā家
hèn恨
 。

Avenge national hatred and family grievances.

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Xī昔
rì日
hǎo好
yǒu友
 ，
jīn今
chéng成
chóu仇
chóu雠
 。

Once good friends, now they have become enemies.

2.

noun

vendetta; feud

literary

Refers to a state of deep-seated hatred or a prolonged feud.

Zhè这
duàn段
xuè血
hǎi海
shēn深
chóu仇
 ，
bì必
xū须
liǎo了
jié结
 。

This bloody feud must be settled.

Huà化
jiě解
chóu仇
yuàn怨
 ，
xū需
yào要
zhì智
huì慧
 。

Resolving hatred requires wisdom.

3.

verb

to match; to correspond; to proofread

technical

An archaic meaning meaning 'to respond' or 'to correspond'. In modern technical use, it can mean 'to collate' or 'to proofread texts'.

Jiào校
duì对
gǔ古
jí籍
 ，
bì必
xū须
zhú逐
zì字
chóu雠
duì对
 。

Proofreading ancient texts requires collating character by character.

Qí其
yán言
bù不
chóu雠
 ，
hòu后
bì必
yǒu有
huǐ悔
 。

If his words do not correspond (to reality), he will surely regret it later.