We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「疾惡如讎」, with its usage explained below.
Here’s the idiom 「疾惡如讎」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Hate bad people and bad things just like hating your enemies. Same as “hate evil as much as one hates it”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jí è rú chóu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jat6 ok3 yu4 chau4
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
