睚眦必报 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look
• fig. small-minded
• vindictive

Character by character

• 睚yáto stare
• 眦zìeye socket; the corner of the eye
• 必bìsurely, certainly; must; will
• 报bàoto announce, to report; newspaper; payback, reveng

Idioms sharing a character

• 发指眦裂 fà zhǐ zì liè
• 分秒必争 fēn miǎo bì zhēng
• 势在必得 shì zài bì dé
• 势在必行 shì zài bì xíng
• 哀兵必胜 āi bīng bì shèng
• 必经之路 bì jīng zhī lù
• 物极必反 wù jí bì fǎn
• 自不必说 zì bù bì shuō
• 言多必失 yán duō bì shī
• 锱铢必较 zī zhū bì jiào

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