duì

憝

Character · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional對

resent; bad, evil

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

to resent; to bear a grudge against

archaic

A literary/classical Chinese usage. Not common in modern spoken Mandarin, where "恨" is used.

Chén臣
wén闻
xiān先
wáng王
wú无
yuàn怨
duì对
zhī之
xīn心
 。

I have heard that the former king had no resentful heart.

Yǐ以
zhí直
bào报
yuàn怨
 ,
yǐ以
dé德
bào报
dé德
 ,
gǔ古
zhī之
dào道
yě也
 ,
hé何
zhì至
xiāng相
chóu仇
duì对
yē耶
 ?

To repay injustice with uprightness and kindness with kindness is the ancient way. Why must we become enemies and bear grudges?

2.

adjective

bad; evil; wicked

archaic

A literary/classical Chinese usage, often found in set phrases like "大对". In modern Mandarin, it appears as a bound morpheme in words like "敌对" (hostile).

Xiōng凶
nián年
jī饥
suì岁
 ,
jūn君
zhī之
mín民
lǎo老
ruò弱
zhuǎn转
hū乎
gōu沟
hè壑
 ,
zhuàng壮
zhě者
sàn散
ér而
zhī之
sì四
fāng方
zhě者
 ,
jǐ几
qiān千
rén人
yǐ矣
 ;
ér而
jūn君
zhī之
cāng仓
lǐn廪
shí实
 ,
fǔ府
kù库
chōng充
 ,
yǒu有
sī司
mò莫
yǐ以
gào告
 ,
shì是
shàng上
màn慢
ér而
cán残
xià下
yě也
 。
Zēng曾
zǐ子
yuē曰
 :
‘‘
Jiè戒
zhī之
jiè戒
zhī之
 !
Chū出
hū乎
ěr尔
zhě者
 ,
fǎn反
hū乎
ěr尔
zhě者
yě也
 。
 ’
Fū夫
mín民
jīn今
ér而
hòu后
dé得
fǎn反
zhī之
yě也
 。
Jūn君
wú无
yóu尤
yān焉
 !
Jūn君
xíng行
rén仁
zhèng政
 ,
sī斯
mín民
qīn亲
qí其
shàng上
 ,
sǐ死
qí其
zhǎng长
yǐ矣
 。
Bù不
wéi为
dà大
duì对
 ,
bù不
néng能
yǎn掩
qí其
dà大
è恶
 。

(Contextual meaning: One's actions will return to oneself. Without being a 'great wrong' (or extreme evil), one cannot cover up one's great wickedness.)