算舊帳
suàn​jiù​zhàng

to settle an old score

  • created reference approved 算旧帐/算舊帳 → 算旧账/算舊賬 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    算旧帐 / 算舊帳 suàn​jiù​zhàng

    算旧账 / 算舊賬 suàn​jiù​zhàng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 算旧帐/算舊帳 · suàn​jiù​zhàng · to settle an old score — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    算旧帐 / 算舊帳

    suàn​jiù​zhàng

    to settle an old score

    To settle or resolve past financial debts, disputes, or problems; often used figuratively for getting revenge for a past grievance.

    算, 旧帐

    算 (literal) → 算 · suàn · to calculate 旧 (literal) → 旧/舊 · jiù · former 帐 (literal) → 帐/帳 · zhàng · account

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense