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仇人相見，分外眼紅

简仇人相见，分外眼红 · 繁仇人相見，分外眼紅

Mandarin · pinyin chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng

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

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仇: chóu · enemy, hate, hatred, enmity
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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