睚眦必报

Traditional: 睚眥必報

yá zì bì bào

Dictionary entry

lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look (idiom)

What does 睚眦必报 mean?

睚眦必报 (yá zì bì bào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look (idiom)

2fig. small-minded

3vindictive

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睚yá(literary) corner of the eye; canthus 眦zì(anatomy) corner of the eye; canthus 必bìcertainly · must 报bàoto report; to inform; to announce · to respond; to reply

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睚眦必报

yá zì bì bào

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