恨

Mandarin · pinyin hèn

Meanings

  1. to hate
  2. to regret
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恨
hèn · hatred, dislike; resent, hate
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  1. to resent; to hate
  2. to regret; to pity
  3. to regret; to pity — (chiefly literary) to pine; to long for; to miss; to suffer from intense desire
  4. hatred; dislike
  5. (Cantonese) to be eager for something

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