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Chinese
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nine
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life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime |
's; him/her/it; this
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surname; match; mate surname; match; mate; hatred; animosity; enmity; a rival; an enemy; feud |
simp. and trad.
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九
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之
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Etymology
From the story of two ancient states during the Western Zhou dynasty:
Duke Ai of Qi had a dispute with his neighbouring state Ji (紀). King Yi of Zhou sided with Marquis of Ji and executed Duke Ai. Later, Duke Xiang of Qi, the ninth-generation descendant of Duke Ai, conquered the State of Ji to revenge for him.
Pronunciation
Idiom
九世之仇
- irreconcilable resentments (from generations of hatred since the remote past)