căm hờn

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Vietnamese

Etymology

căm (to resent) +‎ hờn (to resent).

Pronunciation

Verb

căm hờn

  1. to despise; to detest; to loathe
    • 1935, Thế Lữ, “Nhớ rừng (Lời con hổ ở vườn Bách thú) [Longing for the Jungle (As Told by a Zoo Tiger)]”, in Mấy vần thơ [Some Poetry Rhymes]:
      Gậm một khối căm hờn trong cũi sắt, / Ta nằm dài, trông ngày tháng dần qua.
      Gnawing on a chunk of hatred from inside this iron cage, / I am just lying here, watching the passage of time.