愾 (kài) - Kai — anger, fury, indignation & to sigh with anger or resentment.

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愾 · kài

Kai — anger, fury, indignation;

to sigh with anger or resentment.

Kai — anger, fury, indignationto sigh with anger or resentment.

Usage highlights

Righteous indignationSigh with angerPublic indignationAnger and resentmentSigh with indignationDeep resentment

Synonyms

  • 怒— anger, rage
  • 愤— indignation, resentment
  • 恨— hatred, resentment

Antonyms

  • 喜— happiness, joy
  • 悦— pleasure, delight
  • 乐— happiness, enjoyment

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He was filled with righteous indignation (同仇敌忾).
  • The soldiers sighed with anger (愾然叹息).
  • Public indignation was running high (民愾沸腾).

Collocations

  • Righteous indignation(同仇敌忾)
  • Sigh with anger(愾然叹息)
  • Public indignation(民愾)
  • Anger and resentment(愤愾)
  • Sigh with indignation(愾息)
  • Deep resentment(深愾)

Idioms

  • Share a bitter hatred of the enemy(同仇敌忾)
  • Sigh with deep resentment(愾然长叹)

Cultural background

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  • Often used in classical texts to describe collective anger or righteous indignation, especially in military or patriotic contexts.
  • The idiom 同仇敌忾 is deeply embedded in Chinese culture, representing unity against a common enemy.

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