hiềm khích
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Definition
- Noun:
- Grudge, resentment, animosity: A persistent feeling of ill will, bitterness, or deep-seated resentment held by one person or group against another, often stemming from a past offense or conflict.
- Enmity, feud: A state of prolonged mutual hostility or hatred.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Giữa hai gia đình ấy có hiềm khích từ đời ông cố. (There has been animosity between those two families since their great-grandfathers' time.)
- Họ cố gắng xóa bỏ mọi hiềm khích cũ. (They tried to erase all old grudges.)
- Mối hiềm khích cá nhân không nên ảnh hưởng đến công việc. (Personal resentment should not affect work.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "hiềm khích" often implies a deep, historical, or longstanding bitterness that is not easily forgotten or resolved. It is more formal and serious than casual dislike.
Variants and Related Words
- Hiềm thù (n): Deep-seated hatred, vendetta.
- Mối hiềm thù đó kéo dài hàng thập kỷ. (That vendetta lasted for decades.)
- Hiềm nghi (n): Suspicion, doubt (a different but related concept involving negative feeling).
- Hành động của anh ta gây nhiều hiềm nghi. (His actions aroused much suspicion.)
Synonyms
- Grudge: A persistent feeling of resentment.
- Animosity: Strong hostility.
- Rancor: Bitterness or resentfulness, especially long-standing.
- Enmity: The state of being actively opposed or hostile.
Related Idioms
- Để bụng hiềm khích: To harbor a grudge.
- Ông ấy không phải người để bụng hiềm khích. (He is not someone who harbors grudges.)
- Hóa giải hiềm khích: To reconcile, to resolve a feud.
- Cả hai bên mong muốn hóa giải hiềm khích. (Both sides wish to resolve the feud.)
- hate, be at olds with
- Họ hiềm khích nhau đã từ lâuThey have been hating each other for long