Definition
A four-character idiom (成语) expressing extreme hatred that has penetrated to the core of one's being. Literally 'hatred that enters the bone', it is used in dramatic, literary, or strong emotional contexts to convey a feeling of intense resentment or deep-seated grudge. The structure 恨之入骨 uses 之 as a grammatical particle referring to the target of hatred, and 入骨 as a vivid metaphor for depth. This is a fixed expression and cannot be split or modified.
f.e.
to hate someone to the marrow of one's bonesto despise intensely
Examples
- 恨之入骨。Tā duì nàge chūmài tā de péngyou hèn zhī rù gū.He hates the friend who betrayed him to the very marrow of his bones.
- 恨之入骨。Xiǎoshuō zhōng de fǎnpài ràng dúzhě hèn zhī rù gū.The villain in the novel makes readers hate him to the core.
- ，恨之入骨。Yóuyú duō nián de jīyuàn, tā duì línjū hèn zhī rù gū.Due to years of accumulated resentment, he hates his neighbor to the bone.
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