Definition

1. Verb:
   • To create enemies: To act in a way that causes another person or group to become hostile or antagonistic towards you, often resulting in lasting resentment or a desire for revenge.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hành động đó của anh ta chỉ gây thù chuốc oán. (His action only serves to create enemies and incur resentment.)
  • Chính sách mới có nguy cơ gây thù với các đối tác. (The new policy risks creating enemies with our partners.)
  • Đừng gây thù với hàng xóm. (Don't create enemies with your neighbors.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often implies a deliberate or reckless action that leads to a state of enmity. It is frequently used in contexts warning against unnecessary conflict or highlighting the consequences of provocative behavior.

Variants and Related Words

• Gây hấn (v): to provoke, to pick a fight. This focuses more on initiating immediate conflict rather than the resulting state of enmity.
• Kết thù (v): to become enemies, to enter into a state of enmity. This emphasizes the resulting relationship more than the action that caused it.

Synonyms

• To make an enemy: To cause someone to become an adversary.
• To incur hostility: To bring about antagonistic feelings or actions from others.

Related Idioms

• Gây thù chuốc oán: To create enemies and incur hatred/resentment. This common compound idiom emphasizes the dual consequence of creating both active enemies and widespread ill will.
  • Kẻ hay nói xấu sau lưng sẽ gây thù chuốc oán. (Those who often speak ill behind others' backs will create enemies and incur hatred.)

verb

1. to create enemies