不倶戴天

Reading

Kana: ふぐたいてん

Romaji: fugutaiten

Definition

noun

1

cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

不

Readings: フ、 ブ

Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

倶

Readings: グ、 ク、 とも.に

Meaning: both

戴

Readings: タイ、 いただ.く

Meanings: be crowned with, live under (a ruler), receive

天

Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-

Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial

Example Sentence

不倶戴天(ふぐたいてん)の敵(てき)と言(い)われるほど、どうしてそんなに嫌(きら)われたかなあ。

➥He said I was his archenemy. How did we arrive at a situation like this?