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深恶痛绝 (shēn è tòng jué) — to abhor, to detest (extremely); (formal) to regard with deep loathing

Definition

A very strong, formal idiom meaning 'to abhor / detest deeply' — used in writing to condemn wrongdoing or people one finds utterly hateful. Far stronger than ordinary verbs like 讨厌.

idiom
to abhorto detest (extremely)(formal) to regard with deep loathing

Examples

  • 深恶痛绝。
    Tā zhè zhǒng qī piàn xíng wéi ràng rén shēn è tòng jué.
    This kind of deceitful behavior of his makes people abhor it.
  • 深恶痛绝。
    Qún zhòng duì fǔ bài xiàn xiàng shēn è tòng jué.
    The masses deeply detest corruption.
  • 深恶痛绝。
    Wǒ shēn è tòng jué xū wěi de rén.
    I abhor hypocritical people.

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