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心腹之患

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Collocation

1
非除不可的心腹之患
2
去掉/除去心腹之患
3
成为心腹之患

Definition

心腹之患

Literally means:

disease in one's vital organs

Actually means:

serious hidden trouble.

It refers to a serious hidden trouble in a certain unit or department, or to a trouble that may threaten one's life or existence.

It connotes that one cannot concentrate on his work or life if this trouble is not removed.

(某单位或部门)内部存在的严重祸害,或对生存或生命造成威胁的祸害,含有不排除就无法安心的意味。

Example

Used as object. (作宾语)
1
Lǎobǎn
老板
hěn
huan
喜欢
  
,
jīntiān
今天
zhōng
终于
zhǎo
le
yóu
理由
jiě
解雇
le
  
,
chú
除去
le
zhège
这个
xīnzhīhuàn
心腹之患
  

The boss didn't like him very much, and today finally found a reason to fire him, to get rid of this heart.

2
Cóngqián
从前
  
,
hóngshuǐ
洪水
fànlàn
泛滥
de
wēixié
威胁
zhí
一直
bèi
shìwéi
视为
xīnzhīhuàn
心腹之患
  
,
jīn
如今
  
,
  
,
quēshuǐ
缺水
biànchéng
变成
le
jīng
经济
shèhuì
社会
zhǎn
发展
de
xīnzhīhuàn
心腹之患
  

Once considered a heart-tinged threat of flooding, water scarcity has become a heart-to-heart for economic and social development.

3
Èr  yǎnghuà
二氧化碳
tàn
de
大量
liàngpái
排放
fàng
chéng
成为
wéiquán
全球
qiú
dexīnzhī
心腹之患
  
,
huàn
  
加以
jiā
限制
  
,
xiànzhì
后果
  hòuguǒ
不堪设想
  

Large amounts of carbon dioxide emissions have become a global problem, and without restrictions, the consequences are unimaginable.