"Spite" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 nù hèn extreme hatred / animosity / spite
 jìng rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to
 jǐn guǎn despite / although / even though / in spite of / unhesitatingly / do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) / (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
 bù gù in spite of / regardless of
 shēn bù yóu jǐ without the freedom to act independently (idiom) / involuntary / not of one's own volition / in spite of oneself
 shī xiào to laugh in spite of oneself / to be unable to help laughing / to break into laughter
 yìng chēng to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc
 bǎi zhé bù náo to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom) / to be undaunted by repeated setbacks / to be indomitable
 yīn yē fèi shí lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
 yìng gàn to proceed tenaciously in spite of obstacles
 xiè sī fèn to vent personal spite / to act out of malice (esp. of crime)
 sī fèn personal spite / malice
 kǔ zhōng zuò lè to find joy in sorrows (idiom) / to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering
 kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) / fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back / to have to finish what one started / to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
 bù wù used in expressions of the form 照V不誤|照V不误[zhao4 xx5 bu4 wu4], in which V is a verb, 照[zhao4] means "as before", and the overall meaning is "carry on (doing sth) regardless" or "continue (to do sth) in spite of changed circumstances", e.g. 照買不誤|照买不误[zhao4 mai3 bu4 wu4], to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price hikes)
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