仇人相见，分外眼红 chóu rén xiāng jiàn ， fèn wài yǎn hóng

when enemies meet, hatred grows stronger

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
仇 chóu HSK 6
hatred; enemy; foe
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
见 jiàn HSK 1
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
分 fèn HSK 1
minute (unit of time); to divide; to separate
外 wài HSK 2
outside; external; foreign
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
红 hóng HSK 2
red; popular; revolutionary