因愛成恨

简 因爱成恨 · 繁 因愛成恨
Mandarin · pinyin yīn ài chéng hèn

Meanings

  1. hatred caused by love (idiom)
  2. to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person
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因
yīn · cause, reason; by; because (of)
愛
ài · love, be fond of, like
成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
恨
hèn · hatred, dislike; resent, hate
爱
ài · love, be fond of, like
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1–4–2–4 · yin1 ai4 cheng2 hen4

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因愛成恨 · yin1 ai4 cheng2 hen4
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Exact source record因愛成恨 因爱成恨 [yin1 ai4 cheng2 hen4] /hatred caused by love (idiom)/to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person/