睚眦必报

睚眥必報
yázìbìbào
idiom #52,603

Meanings

  1. 1 to avenge every slight, however trivial; petty and vindictive

Examples

Gēn yázìbìbào de rén gòngshì hěn lèi.
Working with someone who avenges every little slight is exhausting.
Tā wéirén xiǎoqi, yázìbìbào.
He's a petty man who pays back every grudge.

Tips

history
From 《史记·》: — 'repay every meal's kindness, avenge even the slightest glare'. Originally describing Fan Ju of the Warring States; now almost always pejorative.
memory
literally = the angry glare you get from a stranger. = will definitely take revenge. Even a dirty look will be repaid.

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