Lingaku- a wrong suffered (idiom)
- old grievance
- previous defeat
Generated definitions (experimental)
- a wrong suffered (idiom)
- old grievance
- previous defeat
This idiom refers to a grievance or wrong that someone has experienced and seeks to resolve or avenge. It often implies a personal offense that is emotionally significant to the individual.
He has always harbored a deep grievance.
She decided to take revenge for the wrong suffered in the past.
This meaning highlights a longstanding issue or resentment that has not been resolved over time.
The old grievances between them have never been resolved.
This conflict is due to an old grievance.
This meaning signifies a defeat or loss from the past that still affects an individual’s actions or emotions.
He always remembers the previous defeat.
Don't let the previous defeat affect your performance.
Generated collocations (experimental)
yī jiàn zhī chóu一箭之仇a long-standing grievancebào chóu xuě hèn报仇雪恨to seek revenge and wipe out grudgesjiě kāi解开yī jiàn zhī chóu一箭之仇to resolve an old grievancexīn zhōng心中yǒu有yī jiàn zhī chóu一箭之仇to hold a grudge in one's heartyī jiàn zhī chóu一箭之仇wèi bào未报an old grievance still unavengedjì zhu记住yī jiàn zhī chóu一箭之仇to remember an old enmityyī jiàn zhī chóu一箭之仇nán wàng难忘a long-standing grievance that is hard to forgetwéi为yī jiàn zhī chóu一箭之仇ér而zhàn战to fight for an old grievancehuà jiě化解yī jiàn zhī chóu一箭之仇to resolve a long-standing enmityyī jiàn zhī chóu一箭之仇nán jiě难解an old grievance that is difficult to resolve