报仇 (報仇)
bào chóu
Pinyin
Definition
报仇 (報仇)
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- to take revenge
- to avenge
Character Decomposition
Idioms (14)
一箭之仇
- 1 a wrong suffered (idiom)
- 2 old grievance
- 3 previous defeat
仇人相见,分外眼红
- 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
反目成仇
- 1 to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
同仇敌忾
- 1 anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
君子报仇,十年不晚
- 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
- 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
Sample Sentences
啊!为我报仇啊,警察的狙击手躲在哪里啊?
Ah! Take revenge for me! Where is that counter-terrorist sniper hiding?
对!我就是他的儿子。今天,我要替父亲报仇!”
"That's right! I'm his son. Today, I will exact revenge on behalf of my father!"
为了报仇,法海找到许仙,告诉他白素贞是蛇妖。许仙死活不信自己温柔漂亮的老婆会是蛇妖。于是法海出了个主意,端午节家家都要喝雄黄酒,到时候让白素贞喝一些,一切就都明白了。
In order to take his revenge, Fa Hai found Xu Xian and told him that Bai Suzhen was a snake spirit. Xu Xian simply couldn't believe that his beautiful wife was a snake spirit. So Fa Hai came up with an idea. During Dragon Boat Festival, everyone would be drinking yellow wine. At that time he would make Bai Suzhen drink some, and everything would be clear.