duì
憝
resent; bad, evil
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 3 examplesverb
to resent; to bear a grudge against
archaicA 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?
adjective
bad; evil; wicked
archaicA 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.)