异心 (yì xīn) — disloyalty, treachery
Definition
A formal/literary noun for 'disloyalty' — disloyal thoughts or intent hidden behind one's actions, as in 'harboring disloyalty'. Pairs with the verb 起 (起异心) to mean 'to become disloyal'.
noun
disloyaltytreachery
Examples
- 异心。Tā cóng lái méi yǒu duì péng you qǐ guò yì xīn.He has never been disloyal to his friends.
- 异心，。Gōng sī huái yí tā yǒu yì xīn, suǒ yǐ bǎ tā kāi chú le.The company suspected him of disloyalty, so they fired him.
- 异心。Fū qī zhī jiān bú yīng gāi yǒu yì xīn.Between husband and wife, there should be no disloyalty.
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