冤家 (yuān jiā) — (noun) an enemy, a foe (often one fated to oppose); (noun) (traditional) one's destined lover, sweetheart

Definição

A word used in literary/traditional Chinese that means both 'fated enemy' and 'beloved' — typically an opposite-sex partner you love and resent at the same time. The phrase 又爱又恨 captures this double meaning.

noun
an enemya foe (often one fated to oppose)(traditional) one's destined loversweetheart
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Exemplos

  • 冤家
    Tā men liǎng gè shì duō nián de yuān jiā, yí jiàn miàn jiù chǎo jià.
    Those two are old enemies — they argue as soon as they meet.
  • 冤家
    Tā qīng shēng xiào dào: "nǐ zhè ge yuān jiā, zǒng ràng wǒ yòu ài yòu hèn."
    She smiled softly and said, 'You, my sweetheart, always make me both love and hate you.'
  • 冤家
    Zhēn shì yuān jiā lù zhǎi, zài chāo shì yòu pèng dào tā le.
    What a small world — I ran into him again at the supermarket.

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