恨之入骨 (hèn zhī rù gū) — to hate someone to the marrow of one's bones; to despise intensely
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'to hate someone to the bone' — an extremely intense, literary idiom. Stronger than everyday 讨厌 or 恨, used for deep, abiding hatred.
idiom
to hate someone to the marrow of one's bonesto despise intensely
Examples
- 恨之入骨。Tā duì nà ge chū mài tā de péng you hèn zhī rù gū.He hates the friend who betrayed him to the very marrow of his bones.
- 恨之入骨。Xiǎo shuō zhōng de fǎn pài ràng dú zhě hèn zhī rù gū.The villain in the novel makes readers hate him to the core.
- ,恨之入骨。Yóu yú duō nián de jī yuàn, tā duì lín jū hèn zhī rù gū.Due to years of accumulated resentment, he hates his neighbor to the bone.
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