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深惡痛絕

简深恶痛绝 · 繁深惡痛絕

Mandarin · pinyin shēn wù tòng jué

to detest bitterly (idiom)
implacable hatred
to abhor
anathema

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深: shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme
惡: Look up this written character
痛: tòng · pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
絕: Look up this written character
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul
绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate

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1–4–4–2 · shen1 wu4 tong4 jue2

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sam1 wu3 tung3 zyut6

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(idiomatic) to hate (bitterly); to abhor

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