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睚眦必报

yá zì bì bào

4-character word Traditional 睚眥必報

What 睚眦必报 means

1. lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look (idiom)
2. fig. small-minded
3. vindictive

The characters in 睚眦必报

• 睚yá(literary) corner of the eye; canthus
• 眦zì(anatomy) corner of the eye; canthus
• 必bìcertainly; must; will
• 报bàoto report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for…

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