仇人相见，分外眼红

Traditional: 仇人相見，分外眼紅

chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng

Dictionary entry

when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)

What does 仇人相见，分外眼红 mean?

仇人相见，分外眼红 (chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)

Character breakdown

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仇Qiúsurname Qiu 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]相Xiāngsurname Xiang 见jiànto see · to meet 分fēnto divide; to separate · to distribute; to allocate 外wàioutside · in addition 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 红Hóngsurname Hong

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How to pronounce 仇人相见，分外眼红

仇人相见，分外眼红

chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng

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