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嫉惡如仇

简嫉恶如仇 · 繁嫉惡如仇

Mandarin · pinyin jí è rú chóu

(idiom) to hate evil as one hates an enemy

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嫉: jí · jealousy; be jealous of
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如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
仇: chóu · enemy, hate, hatred, enmity
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul

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2–4–2–2 · ji2 e4 ru2 chou2

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zat6 ok3 jyu4 sau4

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