深恶痛绝

深惡痛絕

shēnwù-tòngjué

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Meanings

HSK 7-9

人们对贪污腐败深恶痛绝。

Rénmen duì tānwū fǔbài shēnwù-tòngjué.

People bitterly detest corruption.

HSK 7-9

他对欺凌弱小的行为深恶痛绝。

Tā duì qīlíng ruòxiǎo de xíngwéi shēnwù-tòngjué.

He utterly loathes bullying of the weak.

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.'

深 shēn

恶 è

痛 tòng

绝 jué