亲者痛，仇者快
qīn​zhě​tòng​chóu​zhě​kuài

to sadden friends and gladden enemies

  • created sense approved 亲者痛，仇者快/親者痛，仇者快 · qīn​zhě​tòng​chóu​zhě​kuài · to sadden friends and gladden enemies — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    亲者痛，仇者快 / 親者痛，仇者快

    qīn​zhě​tòng​chóu​zhě​kuài

    to sadden friends and gladden enemies

    to do something that brings grief to one's own people and joy to one's enemies

    亲 (literal) → 亲/親 · qīn · close 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 痛 (literal) → 痛 · tòng · sorrow ， (non_chinese) 仇 (literal) → 仇 · chóu · enemy 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 快 (literal) → 快 · kuài · satisfied

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