harbor resentment; nurse a grievance
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to harbor resentment or hatred; to nurse a grievance
literaryLiterary expression indicating suppressed resentment or regret, often used in the context of unavenged wrongs or dying with a grievance.
Yǐn饮
hèn恨
ér而
zhōng终
to die with one's grievance unavenged; to pass away with lingering hatred
Tā他
yǐn饮
hèn恨
duō多
nián年
，
zhōng终
yú于
yǒu有
jī机
huì会
bào报
chóu仇
xuě雪
hèn恨
。
He harbored resentment for many years and finally had the chance to take revenge and settle the score.
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Yǐn饮
hèn恨
tūn吞
shēng声
，
bù不
gǎn敢
yán言
míng明
。
Swallowing one's resentment and holding one's tongue, not daring to speak out.