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爱憎分明 — “To have a clear distinction between what one loves and what one hates”

爱憎分明 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a clear distinction between what one loves and what one hates”. To be clear-cut in one's likes and dislikes and moral stance. Literally, “love hate distinct clear”.

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爱憎分明 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 爱ài
  • 憎zēng
  • 分fēn
  • 明míng

爱憎分明 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
爱
ài10to love or cherish
憎
zēng15to hate or detest
分
fēn4divide, separate, share
明
míng8bright, clear, understand

Example Sentence with 爱憎分明

他对待朋友和不公正的事情总是爱憎分明,绝不模棱两可
He always has a clear distinction between what he loves and what he hates when it comes to friends and injustice, never being ambiguous.

Idioms Related to 爱憎分明

Synonyms of 爱憎分明

  • qí旗zhì帜xiān鲜míng明take a clear-cut stand
  • jīng泾wèi渭fēn分míng明clearly demarcated

Antonyms of 爱憎分明

  • ài暧mèi昧bù不míng明ambiguous and unclear

More idioms starting with 爱

  • ài爱bù不rěn忍shì释too fond to part with
  • ài爱bù不shì释shǒu手love something too much to part with it
  • ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生love someone so much you wish them to live
  • ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生,,è恶zhī之yù欲qí其sǐ死love to live, hate to die
  • ài爱ren人yǐ以dé德Love others with virtue and integrity
  • ài爱ren人lì利wù物cherish and benefit others
  • ài爱rén人hào好shì士cherish and value talented individuals
  • ài爱zé则jiā加zhū诸xī膝,,è恶zé则zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Love or hate dictates all actions
  • ài爱bié别lí离kǔ苦the pain of parting from loved ones
  • ài爱shì势tān贪cái财obsessed with power and greedy for money
  • ài爱bó博ér而qíng情bù不zhuān专love widely but not dedicated
  • ài爱kǒu口shí识xiū羞too shy to speak

Questions about 爱憎分明

What does 爱憎分明 mean?
爱憎分明 (ài zēng fēn míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a clear distinction between what one loves and what one hates”.
How do you pronounce 爱憎分明?
爱憎分明 is pronounced ài zēng fēn míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 爱憎分明 literally mean?
Literally, 爱憎分明 means “love hate distinct clear”. It is used to mean “to have a clear distinction between what one loves and what one hates”.
What is the Chinese definition of 爱憎分明?
憎:恨。爱和恨的立场和态度十分鲜明。
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