📖 Meaning
To hate greed and corruption as fiercely as one would hate a personal enemy. It describes someone with a deep, uncompromising abhorrence toward corrupt and greedy behavior. The character 雠 is a variant of 仇, meaning enemy or foe.
📜 Origin Story
This is a descriptive compound idiom without a single definitive classical source. It follows the common structural pattern of 嫉…如仇 (to hate something as one would an enemy), seen in similar idioms like 嫉恶如仇. The expression reflects traditional Confucian moral values that condemn corrupt officials and praise those who stand firmly against graft. It likely emerged in later literary or official discourse praising upright officials.
💡 Example Usage
他嫉贪如雠，一生清廉，从不收受任何贿赂。
He hated corruption as he would an enemy, remaining honest throughout his life and never accepting any bribes.
🏷️ Category
➕ Similar Idioms
➖ Opposite Idioms
🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 嫉贪如雠
- Pinyin: jí tān rú chóu
- Literal Translation: hate, greed, like, enemy
- Category: Morality
- Characters: 4