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儿子，是什么让我们父子反目成仇？
→ “Son, what is it that makes us father and son turn into sworn enemies?”
儿子 ér² zi = son — literally 'son child', a term of endearment or formality for a male offspring
儿 ér² = child — often used in compound words like son/daughter
子 zi = child, son — can also mean 'offspring' or be a suffix in names
什么 shén² me = what — literally 'what thing', used to ask about identity or cause
什 shén² = what — an interrogative prefix meaning 'which' or 'what'
么 me = a particle added after '什么' to make the question more casual
让 ràng⁴ = to let, to make, to cause — here it means 'what causes' or 'what made'
我们 wǒ³ men = us — literally 'I + people', a pronoun for the speaker and others
我 wǒ³ = I/me — first-person singular pronoun
们 men = plural marker — added to pronouns to indicate more than one person
父子 fù⁴ zǐ³ = father and son — literally 'father + son', a common familial relationship
父 fù⁴ = father — the male parent
子 zi = son — the male offspring
反目 fǎn³ mù⁴ = to turn against each other — literally 'turn + eyes', implying a complete breakdown in trust or friendship
反 fǎn³ = opposite, against — indicates reversal or opposition
目 mù⁴ = eyes — metaphorically refers to seeing or perceiving someone differently
成仇 chéng² chóu² = to become sworn enemies — literally 'become + enemy', emphasizing a deep, lasting hostility
成 chéng² = to become, to form — indicates transformation or development
仇 chóu² = enemy, hatred — specifically refers to a strong feeling of animosity or enmity
