duì

怼

Character · VerbTraditional懟

resentment; grievance

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to resent; to bear a grudge against; to hate

literary

A formal and somewhat literary term. In modern informal language (especially online), it can be used as 'duǐ' with a third tone, meaning 'to contradict or oppose directly, to call out'. However, the dictionary entry specifically provides the literary pronunciation and meaning.

Èr二
rén人
jī积
yuàn怨
xiāng相
duì怼
yǐ已
jiǔ久
 。

The two have long held grudges against each other.

Yuàn怨
duì怼
zhī之
xīn心
bù不
kě可
yǒu有
 。

One should not harbor a heart of resentment.