睚眦

睚眥
yázì
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 an angry glare
  2. 2 the smallest grievance
  3. 3 Yazi, one of the nine sons of the dragon

Examples

HSK 7-9
Wèile yìdiǎn yázì zhī yuàn, tā jìngrán hé lǎopéngyou juéjiāo le.
Over the slightest grudge, he actually broke off with an old friend.
HSK 7-9
Chuánshuō yázì shì lóng de dì'èr ge érzi, suǒyǐ gǔrén cháng bǎ tā kè zài dāobǐng shàng.
Legend says Yazi is the dragon's second son, so people of old often carved it on sword hilts.

Tips

usage
睚 is the corner of the eye and 眦 its rim: opening them wide is a glare. The word lives in 睚眦必报 "to repay every angry look", said of a petty, vindictive person.

Stroke Order

睚 yá
眦 zì