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报仇雪恨

bào chóu xuě hèndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-fc2e8109cd19a934. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

報仇雪恨 报仇雪恨 [bao4 chou2 xue3 hen4] /to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 報仇雪恨

  • 报
    bào

    to report / to inform / to announce / to respond / to reply / to sign up for / to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bào míng]) / to reward / to recompense / to take revenge / to retaliate / newspaper / periodical / journal / bulletin / telegram

  • 仇
    chóu

    hatred / animosity / enmity / foe / enemy / to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)

    Qiú

    surname Qiu

  • 雪
    xuě

    snow / CL:場|场[cháng] / (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)

    Xuě

    surname Xue

  • 恨
    hèn

    to hate / to regret

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.