冤如巷伯 — “To suffer a great and unredressed injustice”
冤如巷伯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a great and unredressed injustice”. To be grievously wronged, especially when innocent. Literally, “Wronged like Xiang Bo”.
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冤如巷伯 Pronunciation and Pinyin
冤如巷伯 Character Breakdown
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他辛勤付出，却因为误解而受到指责，心中感到冤如巷伯。
He worked diligently but was unfairly blamed due to a misunderstanding, feeling a deep sense of injustice.
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More idioms starting with 冤
- yuān冤chóu仇kě可jiě解bù不kě可jié结Resolve grudges, don't create new ones
- yuān冤jiǎ假cuò错àn案unjust, false, and wrong cases
- yuān冤yuān冤xiāng相bào报Revenge breeds revenge
- yuān冤gè各yǒu有tóu头，，zhài债gè各yǒu有zhǔ主Find the one responsible
- yuān冤tiān天qū屈dì地feel extremely wronged and aggrieved
- yuān冤jia家kě可jiě解bù不kě可jié结Resolve enmities, don't foster them
- yuān冤jiā家yí宜jiě解bù不yí宜jié结resolve disputes, not escalate them
- yuān冤jiā家duì对tóu头sworn enemies
- yuān冤jia家lù路xiá狭Adversaries are destined to meet
- yuān冤jiā家lù路zhǎi窄Enemies are bound to meet
- yuān冤yǒu有tóu头，，zhài债yǒu有zhǔ主Find the true person responsible
- yuān冤chén沉hǎi海dǐ底deep injustice unlikely to be redressed
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What does 冤如巷伯 mean?
冤如巷伯 (yuān rú xiàng bó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a great and unredressed injustice”.
How do you pronounce 冤如巷伯?
冤如巷伯 is pronounced yuān rú xiàng bó in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 冤如巷伯 literally mean?
Literally, 冤如巷伯 means “Wronged like Xiang Bo”. It is used to mean “to suffer a great and unredressed injustice”.
What is the Chinese definition of 冤如巷伯?
巷伯：周幽王时寺人（宦官），遭谗被刑。像巷伯一样冤屈。指不白之冤