"feud" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 宿怨
• 長期爭鬥

Definition

Feud 指的是兩個人、家庭或團體之間長期激烈的爭吵或鬥爭，常常持續多年。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式或敘述性語境，如歷史、文學或媒體報導。常見搭配有“family feud”。不適用於短暫爭吵或友好競爭。

Examples

The two families had a feud for many years.

這兩家有多年**宿怨**。

Their feud started over a small misunderstanding.

他們的**宿怨**因小小的誤會而起。

The politicians’ feud hurt the whole community.

政客之間的**長期爭鬥**傷害了整個社區。

That old feud between the neighbors just won’t go away.

鄰居之間的**宿怨**怎麼都消不掉。

They’ve been in a feud since childhood over who owns that tree.

他們從小就因為那棵樹的歸屬在**長期爭鬥**。

Social media often makes every disagreement feel like a public feud.

社交媒體讓每一個分歧都像是公開的**爭鬥**。