愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死 (oi3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sang1, wu3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sei2 | ai4 zhi1 yu4 qi2 sheng1, wu4 zhi1 yu4 qi2 sheng1) : love someone so much that you wish him alive forever, hate someone so much that you wish him dead

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愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死

oi3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sang1, wu3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sei2

ai4 zhi1 yu4 qi2 sheng1, wu4 zhi1 yu4 qi2 sheng1

love someone so much that you wish him alive forever, hate someone so much that you wish him dead

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死 / 爱之欲其生，恶之欲其死

This word has been viewed 1359 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 1st Mar 2014 17:10

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Characters in this word:

愛 oi3 - love
之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to
欲 juk6 - want; wish; about to
其 kei4 gei1 - that; such; his; her
生 saang1 sang1 - born; grow; life; alive; unripe
， - (not in database)
惡 ok3 wu3 wu1 - evil; vice; bad; fierce; loathe; dislike
之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to
欲 juk6 - want; wish; about to
其 kei4 gei1 - that; such; his; her
死 sei2 - die; death; dead

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