恩怨 (ēn yuàn) — gratitude and grudges intertwined; mixed feelings from a past relationship; long-held grievance or resentment
Definition
恩怨 names the tangled pair of gratitude (恩) and resentment (怨) from a past relationship — not just resentment alone like 怨恨 or 怨气, and not just the kindness half like 恩情.
noun
gratitude and grudges intertwinedmixed feelings from a past relationshiplong-held grievance or resentment
Examples
- 恩怨。Tā men zhī jiān de ēn yuàn yǐ jīng jiū chán le shí jǐ nián.The grudges between them have been entangled for over a decade.
- 恩怨，。Wèi le bú zài yǒu ēn yuàn, tā xuǎn zé le yuán liàng.To avoid further grievances, he chose to forgive.
- 恩怨，。Tā men jué dìng fàng xià ēn yuàn, chóng xīn zuò péng you.They decided to let go of past grievances and be friends again.
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