have never been on good terms; long-standing discord
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom/verb phrase
have never been on good terms; long-standing discord; chronic incompatibility
formalThis idiom is literary and formal. It describes a deeply rooted, long-term state of hostility or friction between individuals or groups, not a temporary disagreement. The character 积 means 'to accumulate over time'.
Zhè这
liǎng两
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
jī积
bù不
xiāng相
néng能
，
hé合
zuò作
xiàng项
mù目
yī一
zhí直
nán难
yǐ以
tuī推
jìn进
。
These two companies have never been on good terms, making their collaborative project difficult to advance.
Tā他
men们
suī虽
shì是
lín邻
jū居
，
dàn但
yīn因
zǔ祖
bèi辈
de的
máo矛
dùn盾
ér而
jī积
bù不
xiāng相
néng能
。
Although they are neighbors, they have long-standing discord due to conflicts between their ancestors.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
mín民
zú族
céng曾
yīn因
lǐng领
tǔ土
zhēng争
duān端
jī积
bù不
xiāng相
néng能
。
Historically, these two ethnic groups had chronic incompatibility due to territorial disputes.