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深恶痛绝

深惡痛絕
shēnwùtòngjué
idiom #33,952

Meanings

  1. 1 to detest bitterly
  2. 2 to loathe with utter aversion
  3. 3 implacable hatred

Examples

人们对贪污腐败深恶痛绝。
Rénmen duì tānwū fǔbài shēnwùtòngjué.
People bitterly detest corruption.
他对欺凌弱小的行为深恶痛绝。
Tā duì qīlíng ruòxiǎo de xíngwéi shēnwùtòngjué.
He utterly loathes bullying of the weak.

Tips

history
From Zhu Xi's Song-era commentary on 《孟子·尽心下》, describing Confucius's attitude toward the 乡愿 — the shameless hypocrite whom Confucius hated 「深恶而痛绝之」.
mistakes
恶 here is wù (to hate), not è (evil). Literally 'deeply hate, painfully cut off' — the strongest available way to say 'I cannot stand this.'

Stroke Order

深 shēn
恶 è
痛 tòng
绝 jué