romantic rival; love rival
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
romantic rival; love rival; competitor for someone's affection
Used to describe the relationship between two (or more) people who are competing for the romantic attention of the same person. The term carries a slightly negative or adversarial connotation.
Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
qíng情
dí敌
，
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
hěn很
xǐ喜
huan欢
tóng同
yī一
gè个
rén人
。
He is my romantic rival—we both like the same person.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
nán男
zhǔ主
jué角
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
fù富
yǒu有
de的
qíng情
dí敌
。
The protagonist in the novel has a wealthy love rival.
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Tā她
men们
céng曾
jīng经
shì是
hǎo好
péng朋
you友
，
hòu后
lái来
chéng成
le了
qíng情
dí敌
。
They used to be good friends, but later became rivals in love.
Miàn面
duì对
qíng情
dí敌
，
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
gōng公
píng平
jìng竞
zhēng争
。
Facing his romantic rival, he chose to compete fairly.