blood feud; deep-seated hatred
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deep-seated hatred; blood feud; mortal enmity
formalA formal idiom describing intense hatred resulting from the murder of family members. Often used in literary, historical, or serious contexts to describe irreconcilable conflicts between families or groups.
Tā他
men们
liǎng两
jiā家
yǒu有
xuè血
hǎi海
shēn深
chóu仇
，
bù不
kě可
néng能
hé和
jiě解
。
The two families have a blood feud; reconciliation is impossible.
Tā他
fā发
shì誓
yào要
bào报
zhè这
xuè血
hǎi海
shēn深
chóu仇
。
He vowed to avenge this deep-seated hatred.
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Xuè血
hǎi海
shēn深
chóu仇
，
bù不
gòng共
dài戴
tiān天
。
This blood feud is irreconcilable.
Miàn面
duì对
shā杀
fù父
de的
xuè血
hǎi海
shēn深
chóu仇
，
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
fǎ法
lǜ律
tú途
jìng径
ér而
fēi非
sī私
xíng刑
。
Facing the blood feud of his father's murder, he chose legal channels rather than vigilante justice.