lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look (idiom); fig. small-minded; vindictive
trad. 睚眥必報
Also written 睚眥必報【yá zì bì bào】
Characters in this word
4睚
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(literary) corner of the eye; canthus
- Pinyin
- yá
- Strokes
- 13
眦
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(anatomy) corner of the eye; canthus
- Pinyin
- zì
- Traditional
- 眥
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 41886 of 2500
必
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certainly, must, will, necessarily
- Pinyin
- bì
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 9692 of 2500
报
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to report; to inform; to announce, to respond; to reply, to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4 ming2]), to reward; to recompense, to take revenge; to retaliate, newspaper, periodical; journal, bulletin, telegram
- Pinyin
- bào
- Traditional
- 報
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 3570 of 2500